High Court of Justice
We deserve better: Three years after October 7, Israel still waits for an investigation - editorial
A government should view the need to uncover the truth behind the country’s darkest day as a national obligation rather than a political inconvenience.
New Hope MKs ordered to film comptroller vote for Netanyahu, Sharren Haskel claims
Israel's government had time for everything except for October 7 accountability - comment
Government delays October 7 inquiry bill, tells High Court legislation will wait until elections
Knesset to High Court: Judicial-selection reform may justify professional trade-off
The Knesset told the High Court that lower professional standards among Supreme Court appointees could be justified by greater public trust and a more diverse judiciary.
High Court urges int'l aid groups to drop petitions challenging Israel’s refusal to register them
The petitions concerned the registration framework through which international humanitarian organizations receive recommendations for visas and work permits for their foreign employees.
Five Higher Education Council members resign over gender-segregation law
According to Israeli media reports, four of the members submitted a joint resignation letter to President Isaac Herzog and Education Minister Yoav Kisch, who serves as chairman of the council.
Ben-Gvir uses position to politically influence Israel Police, attorney-general warns High Court
“There remain gaps - significant gaps - concerning the core principle of police independence from ministerial influence,” the update from the Attorney-General’s Office reads.
High Court halts parts of broadcasting reform as regional tensions rise
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High Court temporarily freezes parts of Shlomo Karhi's broadcasting reform as petitions grow
Justice Grosskopf said the petitions raised “weighty claims” regarding both the way the law was enacted and certain arrangements it established or abolished.
High Court names nine-justice panel to hear petitions on law halting arrest of haredi draft dodgers
The dispute comes after a succession of increasingly forceful High Court judgments on inequality in military service and the government’s failure to enforce the existing draft law.
Haredi women, academics file petition against Israel's new gender-segregated education law
The petition was filed hours after the Knesset approved an amendment to the law which expressly allows the Council for Higher Education to approve separate programs for men and women.
The haredi draft question should be decided by voters, not outgoing lawmakers - editorial
Israelis, regardless of their political affiliation, cannot reasonably be expected to support legislation that even the prime minister could not bring himself to vote for.
High Court freezes Knesset law stopping arrests of haredi military draft evaders
The court issued a conditional order hours after the Knesset approved the legislation, citing longstanding rulings on yeshiva conscription and concerns over selective enforcement.
