Judges
Lawsuit by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's sister accusing him of sexual abuse dismissed by US judge
Annie Altman accused her brother of sexually abusing and raping her between 1997 and 2006 at the family home in suburban Clayton, Missouri, starting when she was 3 and he was 12.
US judge finds law criminalizing noncitizen voting unconstitutional
US judge blocks Trump admin. attempt to tie local counterterror funds to election changes
Trump's White House press pool ban lifted by federal judge, reporters regain access to White House
Levin demands 'very broad agreement' on judicial appointments
Levin, who spoke at an induction ceremony for newly appointed magistrate court judges and registrars, led the government's controversial judicial reforms in 2023.
Appointment ceremony for 36 new judges emphasizes importance of consensus
Herzog stated that despite the many differences in backgrounds, they had succeeded in reaching an agreement on the 36 new judges.
Meet former deputy chief justice Salim Joubran: The embodiment of coexistence
Joubran’s voice of being respectful, honest, and genuinely committed to the State of Israel, though his background could have given him every excuse to take an opposite path, will be missed.
Labor court judge weakens whistleblower protection law
Whistleblower's lawsuit leads to court ruling disallowing reassignment orders; appeal claims ruling undermines law.
US judge in Trump's election case subject of apparent 'swatting' incident
The incident came amid concerns about a rising number of threats against judges nationwide. A Texas woman was arrested in August and charged with threatening to kill Chutkan.
High Court invalidates law for repealing the reasonableness standard
The High Court judges ruled in an 8-7 vote to strike down the landmark judicial reform law, and also approved its own power to strike down basic laws as a general matter by a vote of 12-3.
Netanyahu's lawyer defies court ruling by rejecting additional hearings
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's attorney, Amit Hadad, rejects additional hearings in his cases, despite the order of the Jerusalem District Court judges.
Ohio boy who planned synagogue attack ordered by judge to write book report
The judge sentence the boy to a year of probation and ordered that he submit a book report to the probation department about Carl Lutz.
Justice Minister Levin to convene judicial selection panel within 15 days
Without new judges being appointed, Israel was on track to be short more than 50 judges by the end of next month.
Israel's High Court chief Esther Hayut retires, no replacement in sight
Until the Judicial Selection Committee selects a new chief, Justice Uzi Fogelman will serve as interim chief justice.