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Likud MKs remain barred from district primary slots after Supreme Court appeal is withdrawn
It does not affect the eight positions that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been authorized to fill with candidates of his choosing. The primary vote is currently scheduled for Monday.
US charges 11 in $100K-per-person scheme arranging 1,000 sham marriages for Chinese nationals
Supreme Court rejects appeal over Likud regional slots, backs party court ruling
Jerusalem’s Armenians are under attack, and the world is looking away - opinion
Trump administration cannot hold migrants without bond hearings past 90 days, court rules
US Circuit Judge Cory Wilson, a Trump appointee, dissented, saying "the majority marginalizes the Constitution's express grant of plenary authority over immigration matters to Congress."
The Supreme Court upheld birthright citizenship, but American Jews can't declare victory - opinion
HIAS leader says the Supreme Court’s birthright citizenship ruling is a relief but also a warning that America’s promise of belonging is still under political threat.
High Court ruling orders Knesset to hold new vote on state comptroller after filming scandal
The High Court of Justice unanimously invalidated Michael Rabello’s election as state comptroller over a secret-ballot issue, ordering a new Knesset vote days before he was set to take office.
US Supreme Court agrees to hear case of Ohio Jew forbidden from holding home minyan
"If local governments can shut them down with a cease-and-desist order before anyone can challenge them in court, every single one of those gatherings is at risk," the Alliance Defending Freedom said
Judicial Selection Committee picks 26 more judges, registrars after extended freeze
This latest series of appointments follows Sunday's appointment of 68 judicial officials after around a year and a half of delay.
Former Supreme Court justice Edna Arbel passes away
Arbel authored the principal opinion in the High Court’s 2013 ruling that struck down a 2012 amendment to the Prevention of Infiltration Law.
Melcer warns election integrity, press freedom at risk ahead of next vote
Melcer also warned of AI entering the picture, adding that Israel should prepare for attempts at foreign or domestic interference in elections.
US Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to restrict birthright citizenship
The court upheld the blocking of an executive order directing US agencies not to recognize the citizenship of children born in the US if neither parent is a US citizen or legal permanent resident.
SCOTUS upholds state bans on transgender sports participation, paving way for further restrictions
The court decided 9-0 that the state laws do not violate the Title IX civil rights statute that bars discrimination in education "on the basis of sex."
US Supreme Court endorses grace periods for mail-in ballots
The justices in a 5-4 ruling overturned a lower court's decision that had deemed a Mississippi law inconsistent with US statutes that set the timing of federal elections.