Supreme Court
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 temporarily freezes parts of Shlomo Karhi's broadcasting reform as petitions grow
Court blocks planned Likud vote over disputed primary rules
High Court names nine-justice panel to hear petitions on law halting arrest of haredi draft dodgers
Beersheba court sentences two caregivers for abuse of toddlers in daycare
Two caregivers in Beersheba were sentenced to prison after being convicted of repeatedly abusing toddlers, with the court stressing the betrayal of trust and lasting harm to the children.
Jewish families, rabbi, ask to join lawsuit to block Oklahoma Jewish charter school
The group filed a motion Wednesday in federal court in Oklahoma City seeking to intervene in the lawsuit brought by the National Ben Gamla Jewish Charter School Foundation.
US Supreme Court clears way for dismissal of case against Trump ally Steve Bannon
The justices threw out a lower court's decision to uphold Bannon's 2022 conviction for refusing to turn over documents or testify to a congressional panel that investigated the January 6 attack.
Your Taxes: You can't have your matzah and eat it, too
Israel's Supreme Court rules that if you enjoy employee share/share option tax breaks, you don’t receive others.
US Supreme Court rejects Colorado's ban on LGBT 'conversion' talk therapy
The 8-1 ruling, authored by conservative Justice Neil Gorsuch, rejected Colorado's argument that its law regulated professional conduct, not protected speech.
Carol Fesler appeal puts sentence in Rafael Edna hit-and-run case back before court
Rafael’s death in May 2023 became a rallying point for wider public frustration over road violence, accountability, and what many in the Ethiopian community saw as failures in cases' treatment.
High Court weighs Assenheim appeal over release of Feldstein interview raw footage
The justices repeatedly returned to the breadth of the police request for the full footage, with Isaac Amit suggesting that a demand for everything risked resembling a “fishing expedition."
Sharp rise in complaints against judges in 2025 as systemic delays remain core issue
According to the report, 1,100 complaints were filed in 2025, up from 770 in 2024, while the average complaint-handling time was 228 days, with 474 complaints still unresolved as of December 2025.
Grapevine, March 27, 2026: A welcome break
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
IDF sources initially skeptical of Katz returning Force 100 Sde Teiman guards to service
Katz’s push to reinstate the Sde Teiman guards faces skepticism from the IDF and legal experts, with doubts over his authority and legal basis for returning them to service.
