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The Current State of Play in Israel’s Constitutional Showdown
As the first draft laws comprising Israel’s new government’s judicial reform start passing preliminary votes in the Knesset, Israel moves towards a constitutional showdown, in which the Supreme Court mig... -
No More Legal “Gatekeepers”? Plans to Downgrade the Status of Government Legal Advisors in Israel
Government legal advisors play an important role in upholding the rule of law in Israel. Planned legal reforms, however, seek to allow the government to ignore their legal opinions and replace senior adv... -
The End of ‘Reasonable’ Governance in Israel?
Under current Israeli administrative law, the Supreme Court may strike down patently unreasonable decisions of the executive branch, which run contrary to human rights or good governance. The new governm... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Gonzalez v. Google and the Fate of Section 230
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The Fight Over Judicial Appointments in Israel
Part three in a series examining the sweeping legal and judicial reforms proposed by Israel's new government. -
Congress Should Repeal and Replace JASTA
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Reversing the “Constitutional Revolution”: The Israeli Government’s Plan to Undermine the Supreme Court’s Judicial Review of Legislation
How did the Israeli Supreme Court use its authority after the constitutional revolution of the 1990s, and what do current proposals to limit the power of the Court to exercise judicial review over Knesse... -
The Proud Boys Jurors: Who Are They and Can They Be Fair?
Protests from defense lawyers notwithstanding, the Proud Boys jurors do not evince the prejudice required for a change of venue. -
A Chance for the Courts to Rein in Governing by Emergency
Two seemingly unrelated Supreme Court cases up for oral argument in the next few weeks will have important implications for the use of emergency powers by the executive branch—and for the long-term healt... -
A Chance for the Courts to Rein in Governing by Emergency
Two seemingly unrelated Supreme Court cases up for oral argument in the next few weeks will -
Supreme Court Releases Marshal's Report of Dobbs Leak
The Marshal's team was not able to identify a person responsible for the Dobbs leak by a preponderance of the evidence. -
Turkiye Halk Bankasi A.S. v. United States, Part 3: The Odd Executive Agreement Preemption Argument
Part 3 of a three-part series on oral arguments in Turkiye Halk Bankasi A.S. v. United States, a case that raises the question whether the U.S. government can criminally prosecute corporations owned by f...


