Justice

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.

The Judiciary announces with great sadness the passing of retired Supreme Court justice Edna Arbel
 United States Capitol Police lines up along the perimeter while LGBTQ activists and supporters hold a rally on the steps of the Supreme Court as it hears major LGBT rights case on whether federal employment law that outlaws discrimination on the basis of sex covers sexual orientation and gender ide

SCOTUS upholds state bans on transgender sports participation, paving way for further restrictions

“Mediation is gaining ground as a faster, calmer alternative to litigation that helps parties resolve disputes early and privately.”

Why mediation is gaining ground as an alternative to litigation

 A Palestinian man stands next to a burnt car after an attack by Israeli settlers in Kafr Malik, in the West Bank, June 26, 2025.

Israel's police, security forces support and enable West Bank settler violence - opinion


Sue Bird, Zach Banner and Alysha Clark talk tikkun olam, social justice

"There’s a quote [that] ‘ally is a verb, not a noun.’ And that stuck with me. What does it actually mean to be an ally?" Bird asked.

Clockwise, from top left: Alysha Clark, Zach Banner, Ben Harbach and Sue Bird

Rivlin says goodbye to Supreme Court chief and justices

"The Israeli legal system is, without a doubt, one of the glorious achievements, and the clearest expressions of the Zionist dream, and Jewish sovereignty in the Land of Israel."

PRESIDENT REUVEN Rivlin says goodbye to Supreme Court leaders.

Jewish groups press Biden to open citizenship pathway for migrants

This included the Anti-Defamation League, the National Council for Jewish Women, Jewish Women International, and the Jewish Council for Public Affairs

Anti-Defamation League National Director Jonathan Greenblatt

This rabbi wants Jewish community involved in battles for social justice

Historically Jewish organizations, when they thought of how they can use their money to make a difference in the world and to express their values, they thought about tzedakah

Rallies for social justice in Jerusalem.

US convicts Iranian national of illegally shipping military items to Iran

Mehrdad Ansari, 39, who could face as much as 50 years in federal prison for his conspiracy to violate trade sanctions on Iran, along with other charges, is set to be sentenced on September 1.

A gavel in a court of law

Letter slams Jewish community's ‘suppression of dissent’ on racial justice

‘Way to fight racism isn’t to cease discussion and debate,’ say dozens of Jewish intellectuals and writers, assert opposition to ‘the imposition of ideology’

A man holds a sign during a ‘Muslim and Jewish Solidarity Protest’ against the policies of US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Grand Central Station in Manhattan on Wednesday

Kenya set to appoint first female chief justice at sensitive moment

A child of subsistence farmers, she was chosen by a judicial panel over the lawyer who argued President Uhuru Kenyatta's case in a 2017 battle with the Supreme Court that she will now head.

Judge Martha Koome arrives for the interview for the post of Chief Justice at the Supreme Court buil

Netanyahu needs to go, Israel needs a reset - opinion

It is sad to say, but Netanyahu today is a danger to the State of Israel. Even his longtime supporters must recognize that this country is more important than this prime minister.

It is time for change.

Justices halt Netanyahu’s illegal vote on justice minister

High Court freezes appointment of Likudnik and Regional Cooperation Minister Ofir Akunis, may be on the verge of appointing Defense Minister and Blue and White chairman Benny Gantz

Israeli High Court hearing on whether Netanyahu can form next government despite indictment he faces. (December 31, 2019)

Israel needs to appoint a justice minister - opinion

There is no apparent reason other than personal interest to explain Netanyahu’s stubborn refusal to fill this critical position.

Avi Nissenkorn attends an emergency conference on disasters at construction sites in Israeli, at the Knesset, on May 27, 2019