Israel’s Supreme Court has started hearing petitions against a new law making it harder to declare a prime minister unfit for office. Eleven of the 15 Supreme Court judges were hearing Thursday ...

It’s all in the timing. On New Year’s Day, a little under three months since Hamas’ terrorist attacks, Israel’s Supreme Court issued a historic ruling. In an 8-7 decision, it struck down a ...

Israel's Supreme Court has struck down a contentious law approved last July by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government that aimed to transform the country's basic judiciary law.

We go to Israel, where the country's Supreme Court says the government cannot limit the court's power after all. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: By a narrow majority, the court struck down a law that was ...

Israel’s Supreme Court convened on Tuesday to begin considering whether to strike down a deeply contentious law that limits the court’s own power, in a hearing that sets the stage for a ...

Why Israel's judicial overhaul is causing such upheaval 04:36. Israel's highest court said Wednesday it would review legal challenges to a divisive new law that weakens its power, putting the ...

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's push to weaken the Supreme Court set off months of unrest, tearing Israel apart. Lesley Stahl reports why protestors call his plan a profound threat to democracy.

Israel’s Supreme Court will hear challenge to law limiting its power, potentially teeing up constitutional crisis. The court said it would not freeze the law while it waits to hear arguments ...

It’s all in the timing. On New Year’s Day, a little under three months since Hamas’ terrorist attacks, Israel’s Supreme Court issued a historic ruling. In an 8-7 decision, it struck down a ...