Supreme Court

US Supreme Court to issue ruling; Trump ballot case looms

US Supreme Court to rule on Trump's ballot eligibility before Colorado primary. Justices show sympathy in key cases.

By REUTERS
03/03/2024
 Ultra-Orthodox Jews block a road during a protest outside the city of Bnei Brak, March 3, 2024

Israel's haredi IDF draft bill expected to advance in Knesset this week

The public debate over the haredi exemption from IDF service broke out after the government last month announced its plan to extend mandatory and reserve duties for current soldiers in order to fill

 Supreme Court justice Uzi Vogelman at the High Court of Justice in Jerusalem, on December 31, 2023

Vogelman: Reform ruling part of constitutional process, need last Basic Law

Acting Supreme Court president Uzi Vogelman called to permanently fill the top justice position.

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US justice has been hijacked by Middle East politics

When a judge acknowledges that foreign policy is not in the purview of his role, he should act accordingly. Yet, in this case, White did not.

By JORDAN COPE
25/02/2024

Israel's judicial reform is happening without Netanyahu lifting a finger

The judicial reform did not emerge in a vacuum but had a bedrock goal of remaking the Supreme Court into a more conservative court, more deferential to the executive and legislative branches.

Trump asks US Supreme Court to intervene as he presses immunity bid

Three of the nine Supreme Court justices were appointed by Trump, cementing a 6-3 conservative majority on the top US judicial body.

By REUTERS
12/02/2024

US Supreme Court begins arguments over Trump ballot disqualification

Trump was not present at the arguments. Instead, he planned to start his day at his Florida home and travel to Nevada, according to a source familiar with his plans.

By REUTERS
08/02/2024

Alabama completes first execution using nitrogen gas asphyxiation

Smith, convicted of a 1988 murder-for-hire, was a rare prisoner who had already survived one execution attempt.

By REUTERS
26/01/2024

Israeli public ready for relaxation of conversion laws

The much-politicized issue of Jewish conversions has seen Israel’s left and right-wing debate the merits of halachic conversion and what should be considered a legitimate conversion for decades.

'South Africa is a Hamas proxy,' Israeli expert says on ICJ genocide case

Israeli jurist Elyakim Rubinstein’s perspective on Israel’s legal battle in The Hague.

19/01/2024
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