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Tens of thousands gather in Tel Aviv for 4th weekly protest against government’s judicial…
Despite registering a more muted tone in the wake of this weekend's Jerusalem terror attacks, tens of thousands gather on Tel Aviv's Kaplan Street to protest the government's sweeping judicial reform platform.
While Prime Minister…
Need of the hour: Judicial diversity
By Shaan Katari Libby
“Four things belong to a judge: To hear courteously; to answer wisely, to consider soberly and to decide impartially.”
—Socrates, Circa 400 BC
These words resonate today as the Supreme Court collegium headed by…
Mayor Adams Announces 21 Judicial Appointments and Reappointments
January 27, 2023
New York - New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced 21 judicial appointments and reappointments to Family Court, Criminal Court, and Civil Court. Specifically, Mayor Adams appointed three Family Court judges, and…
What Can Be A Logical End To The Judicial Appointments Debate?
In this second article of the special series on the 74th Republic Day, we will deliberate on the recent controversy surrounding appointments in the higher Indian Judiciary. Read the first piece on the 'Basic Structure' issue here. In recent…
Video – Latino Change Maker: Luis Céspedes, Judicial Appointments Secretary in the Office of the…
Luis Céspedes, Judicial Appointments Secretary in the Office of the Governor and a Latino Change Maker, is interviewed at The Sacramento Bee…
The battle over Israel’s judicial reforms
(January 26, 2023 / JNS) The debate in Israel over the government's proposed legal reforms is generating a lot of heat on partisan lines, but little light. Opponents see them as stripping the judiciary of his independence and thus…
Start-up and VC fund to move funds out of Israel over judicial plan
JERUSALEM, Jan 26 (Reuters) - An Israeli venture capital fund and a local startup are moving their bank accounts out of Israel, they said on Thursday, as opposition mounts against government plans to overhaul the country's judicial…
Israel’s Netanyahu says contested judicial overhaul would strengthen economy
JERUSALEM, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday remained steadfast in his stance that a plan by his new right-wing government to overhaul the judiciary, which has come under increasing criticism, would…
MK Rothman sent to New York to explain judicial shakeup to wary US Jews — report
Far-right Religious Zionism MK Simcha Rothman has been sent to New York by the government to hold a series of meetings with US Jewish leaders to ease their concerns over the coalition's planned judicial overhaul, according to a…
Law Minister’s ire contrasts with the Centre’s push for transparency in the judicial appointments…
Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju addresses a press conference in New Delhi, on January 24, 2023. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma
Law Minister Kiren Rijiju's criticism of the Supreme Court Collegium for publishing excerpts of “secret”…