High Court of Justice
High Court freezes NIS 409m. in coalition funds, releases urgent transfers
Monday’s decision instead narrows the freeze to the coalition funds specifically identified by the court. The temporary order imposed on the remaining transfers on August 5 was lifted.
High Court blocks new police appointments pending decision on restructuring law
Election Committee approves 159 polling stations in senior facilities, asks High Court to end case
High Court lifts freeze on NIS 78m. Religious Services funding, keeps broader freeze in place
High Court presses state over judicial selection overhaul, warns of political incentives
High Court hears petitions challenging the judicial selection overhaul, all 11 justices question whether the changes shift appointments toward political control and threaten judicial independence.
High Court asks state to justify weeks-long delay before Gaza detainees see judge
The conditional order, issued Wednesday by Supreme Court President Isaac Amit and Justices Dafna Barak-Erez and Ruth Ronnen, gives the state until July 19 to respond.
High Court urges Knesset to hold third vote on state comptroller after filming scandal
Michael Rabello, Netanyahu’s longtime personal attorney, was elected on June 3 after a dramatic two-round Knesset vote. Petitions against his appointment argue that the vote was legally defective.
Shin Bet officer petitions High Court against Knesset decision to grant Gotliv immunity
Hours after MK Tally Gotliv was granted immunity, the Shin Bet officer she exposed filed a High Court petition seeking to block the decision and restore criminal proceedings.
Turning Knesset into a ‘sanctuary city’ for lawbreakers will bury its ability to function - opinion
With all due respect to political considerations, the coalition, with the ruling party at its helm, must come to its senses. It must put the public interest first.
High Court has no legal basis to overturn State Comptroller election, Rabello argues
State Comptroller-elect Michael Rabello, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s personal attorney, was elected on June 3 as Israel’s next state comptroller after a dramatic and disputed Knesset vote.
Knesset's election of Rabello as comptroller conducted unlawfully, retired justice tells high court
The petitions argue that the secrecy of the vote was not a technical formality, but a central legal protection meant to allow MKs to vote freely.
A-G deputies warn Ben-Gvir over alleged pattern of blocking police promotions
The warning comes against the backdrop of a broader legal battle over Ben-Gvir’s authority over the police and his alleged interference in operational and personnel decisions.
High Court rules that Justice Minister Yariv Levin must cooperate with Chief Justice Amit
The two parties must cooperate on a variety of matters that require joint action, including appointing judges and court officials.
'Government will not be run like mafia,' says Bennett as opposition reacts to comptroller election
The opposition warned, after the highly controversial vote took place in the Knesset plenum, that the election was illegal, while many petitions were also filed with the High Court of Justice.
