Knesset panel to debate judicial reform bill Approval in the Constitution Committee could set in motion the passage of the legislation in second and third (final) readings. JNS Staff Jan. 13, 2025
Sa’ar, Levin reach deal to change makeup of Judicial Selection panel The main change: Two seats on the committee will be filled by Knesset-appointed attorneys. JNS Staff Jan. 9, 2025
Bereaved Israeli families ask police to prosecute former judge who tore down photos of hostages, fallen soldiers "This criminal act committed by the retired judge harms the holiest of holies," said Itzik Bunzel of HaGvura‒The Forum for Families of Fallen Heroes. Sept. 4, 2024
UCLA excluding Jews ‘unimaginable, abhorrent,’ per federal judge The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California ruled that UCLA must not offer programs, activities or campus access to all students if some Jews are barred from them. JNS Staff Aug. 14, 2024
13 federal judges boycott law clerks from Columbia "We have lost confidence in Columbia as an institution of higher education," the judges said. "Columbia has instead become an incubator of bigotry." May 8, 2024
Who is the New York judge whose order threatens Trump’s fortune? Some 20 years ago, I had a direct legal encounter with Arthur Engoron in a freedom-of-religion case. Nathan Lewin March 26, 2024
Explosive recording of 2020 judicial selection meeting revealed Right-wing members of the panel said they had no say in choosing judges. Netael Bandel March 7, 2024
California judge accused of repeatedly calling public defender ‘Jew boy’ Gregory Kreis, a Humboldt County Superior Court judge, denies the allegations, which include sexual harassment and substance abuse. Feb. 18, 2024
High Court battles justice minister over Judicial Selection Committee Minister Yair Levin said the court has no authority to demand he convene the panel. Sept. 14, 2023
