The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/law/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 10 Jun 2026 01:11:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png law | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/law/ 32 32 Few Israelis plan for end-of-life care. A purple bracelet seeks to change that https://www.timesofisrael.com/few-israelis-plan-for-end-of-life-care-a-purple-bracelet-seeks-to-change-that/ Fri, 05 May 2023 05:00:43 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3006494 Lilach hopes its brightly colored DNR bracelets will bring attention to the Dying Patient Act, helping spread awareness of choices adult Israelis can make when faced with death

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]]> Hospital confiscates pregnant woman’s cookies as new hametz law goes into effect https://www.timesofisrael.com/hospital-confiscates-pregnant-womans-cookies-as-new-hametz-laws-go-into-effect/ Mon, 03 Apr 2023 01:10:28 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2988543 Guard at Netanya's Laniado said to block entry over wafers, days before Passover starts; hospitals look to balance compliance with longstanding respect for all religious practices

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]]> Knesset law committee chair rejects his own legal adviser as ‘biased’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/knesset-law-committee-chair-rejects-his-own-legal-adviser-as-biased/ Mon, 30 Jan 2023 17:33:14 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2939273 In stormy debate on controversial plans to overhaul judiciary, MK Simcha Rothman calls on Gur Bligh to retract opinion, sparking outcry from opposition lawmakers

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]]> A top US law professor worries Israel could become the next Hungary https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-top-us-law-professor-worries-israel-could-become-the-next-hungary/ Tue, 10 Jan 2023 01:23:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2921060 Prof. Tom Ginsburg heads the Comparative Constitutions Project, which analyzes constitutions around the world - and his take on Israel's proposed judicial reform isn't very rosy

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]]> In posthumously published book, Ruth Bader Ginsburg puts own stamp on her legacy https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-posthumously-published-book-ruth-bader-ginsburg-puts-own-stamp-on-her-legacy/ Fri, 14 May 2021 13:32:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2540878 A personally chosen collection of favorite legal briefs, US Supreme Court opinions and dissents, and recent speeches aim to show how Jewish jurist fought for a more perfect union

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]]> As impeachment moves ahead, prof who helped make case sees ‘archetype of abuse’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/as-impeachment-moves-ahead-prof-who-helped-make-case-sees-archetype-of-abuse/ Thu, 16 Jan 2020 02:29:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2221338 Harvard's Noah Feldman, who explained 'impeachability' to House Judiciary Committee, says Founders backed mechanism out of fear leaders would do exactly what Trump is accused of

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]]> Harvard hosts first-ever conference for emerging field of Mizrahi legal studies https://www.timesofisrael.com/harvard-hosts-first-ever-conference-for-emerging-field-of-mizrahi-legal-studies/ Thu, 12 Dec 2019 22:56:40 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2200538 Diverse speakers and listeners including Palestinians and Israelis, participate in inaugural confab for those seeking to curb inequality for Israel's Middle Eastern Jews

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]]> Late wife’s torment turns Israeli religious farmer into assisted suicide backer https://www.timesofisrael.com/late-wifes-torment-turns-israeli-religious-farmer-into-assisted-suicide-backer/ Wed, 26 Jun 2019 22:55:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2100415 After his terminally ill wife had to fly to Switzerland to end her suffering, Yoskeh Marmurstein is challenging a society that resists the burial of suicides in Jewish cemeteries

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]]> Hebrew language academy approves 1,400 new words https://www.timesofisrael.com/hebrew-language-academy-approves-1400-new-words/ Wed, 19 Jun 2019 10:34:16 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2096930 Range of legal terms coined to replace use of English terms; some spiders and scorpions get new titles, including daddy longlegs

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]]> Rabbinate and Haredi MKs ramp up bid to topple Western Wall mixed-gender plan https://www.timesofisrael.com/rabbinate-mks-ramp-up-bid-to-topple-western-wall-mixed-gender-plan/ Mon, 19 Jun 2017 20:39:56 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1643025 Ahead of government response to High Court on foot-dragging in building new plaza, Rabbinate seeks own lawyers, ultra-Orthodox parties demand 'total cancellation' of deal

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]]> Keep your rabbis out of our uteruses! https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/keep-your-rabbis-out-of-our-uteruses/ Sun, 01 Jan 2017 13:14:18 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1531649 It's high time to trust women to make their own calls on abortion; MK Glick's Monday statement ignores their rights instead

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]]> Knesset committee extends biometric ID trial https://www.timesofisrael.com/knesset-committee-extends-biometric-id-trial/ Tue, 27 Dec 2016 17:17:42 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1528853 2-month extension gives interior minister time to rewrite the law and do away with fingerprinting

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]]> The abuse of Halacha https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-abuse-of-halacha-keeping-halacha-under-control/ Fri, 02 Dec 2016 12:32:33 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1512316 Genesis' story of the human condition establishes ethics and religious values as both safeguard and cornerstone of law

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]]> When Israel banned Nazi-inspired ‘Stalag’ porn https://www.timesofisrael.com/when-israel-banned-nazi-inspired-stalag-porn/ Thu, 17 Nov 2016 02:29:40 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1500359 As the Knesset prepares a bill to ‘filter’ Internet pornography, a peek at the Jewish state’s 1963 show-down with Holocaust-infused comics

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]]> Knesset passes sweeping anti-terror reforms into law https://www.timesofisrael.com/knesset-passes-into-law-sweeping-anti-terror-reforms/ Wed, 15 Jun 2016 18:52:33 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1410546 New legislation mandates 3-5 year prison terms for supporters of terrorism, up to 15 years to anyone who aids attackers

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