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.

Open AI CEO Sam Altman does a television interview with CNBC's Kate Rooney before delivering the keynote address at the OpenAI developers conference at Fort Mason on September 29, 2026 in San Francisco, California.
The US Supreme Court during sunset in Washington, DC, US, August 7, 2026.

US judge finds law criminalizing noncitizen voting unconstitutional

The US Supreme Court during sunset in Washington, DC, US, August 7, 2026.

US judge blocks Trump admin. attempt to tie local counterterror funds to election changes

US President Donald Trump speaks to the press, at Shannon Airport in Ireland, September 13, 2026.

Trump's White House press pool ban lifted by federal judge, reporters regain access to White House


Israel's judicial reform set to kick attorneys out of judge selection panel - why?

The Bar representatives would be replaced by a Knesset Committee chairman, a minister and two representatives of the Justice minister.

 A view of Israel’s Supreme Court justices during a hearing.

Israel is a juristocracy: The judges' rule over the people must end - opinion

Supporters of the reform must heed the president’s call for negotiations. However, any resolution must be based on the citizens’ right to decide how to govern themselves.

 THE SUPREME Court, under the leadership of its former president, Aharon Barak, seized the opportunity to crown itself emperor, says the writer.

Lebanese politicians warn of 'sedition' amid judicial crisis

Lebanon's chief prosecutor has charged the judicial investigator of the Beirut Port blast case with "rebelling against the judiciary."

 Army soldiers are deployed after gunfire erupted in Beirut, Lebanon October 14, 2021.

Why is changing Israeli judge appointment system dangerous? - opinion

The politicization of the Supreme Cour could damage the entire legal system and Israel’s ability to continue functioning as a vital democracy.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the Likud’s faction in the Knesset, last week. Threats from the Likud Central Committee may be inserted into the selection procedure for the most important judicial institution in Israel, says the writer.

Who should lead the struggle in Israel for the judiciary's defense?

MIDDLE ISRAEL: Netanyahu’s refusal to seek a consensus repeats Rabin’s mistake when he launched the Oslo Accords.

Former Chief Justice of Supreme Court and holocaust survivor Aharon Barak at the President's residence in Jerusalem, on April 4, 2021.

Israel's legal reform: A counterrevolution to the constitutional revolution?

LEGAL AFFAIRS: Veteran observers of the legal system explore whether the reform is a counter-constitutional revolution – or an anti-constitutional revolution.

 MK Simcha Rothman and Justice Minister Yariv Levin present next steps for judicial reforms at Knesset legal committee.

Israel's judiciary shows its limited power

LEGAL AFFAIRS: According to leaks from the coalition negotiation room, a new arrangement is planned that will end the masquerade ball that has accompanied this saga for over 50 years.

 THE JUSTICES of the Supreme Court justices arrive for a court hearing in October.

Retired judges, university heads decry new coalition

Open University president: Israel is facing ‘a murky wave that threatens the foundations of the democratic existence’ of Israel.

 The Knesset Plenum ahead of the vote for the new Knesset Speaker, December 13, 2022.

Changing Israel judicial appointments only possible with broad consensus - opinion

While specific minor adjustments to the current system may be called for, I believe that its underlying principles are sound and that it would be a mistake to stray from them.

 THEN-JUSTICE minister Ayelet Shaked is flanked by Supreme Court President Esther Hayut and then-finance minister Moshe Kahlon at a meeting of the Judicial Selection Committee, at the Justice Ministry in Jerusalem, in 2018.

Rachel Freier: Civil court judge, parademic, Hasid and mother of 6

Freier discusses the changing public perception of Hasidim and relations between religious and secular Jews.

 Hon. Ruchie Freier