Law
Brazil enacts law to allow divorced couples shared custody of pets
Under the legislation, joint custody can be awarded when couples separate and cannot agree on who should keep the animal.
High Court begins reviewing death penalty law as Adalah files petition after ACRI challenge
Petition targets newly passed death penalty law, calling it discriminatory, unconstitutional
Knesset approves death penalty for terrorists bill, Netanyahu in favor
Coalition advances bill repealing fraud, breach of trust offenses amid Netanyahu trial
Netanyahu was indicted in 2020 on charges of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust in three cases known as Cases 1000, 2000, and 4000.
Israel must halt funding of haredi schools lacking legal standards, court rules
In the opinion sent to Education Minister Yoav Kisch, the Attorney-General’s Office stated that the continued funding of institutions that do not meet statutory obligations “cannot persist.”
High Court of Justice strikes down police ID-check procedures due to racial profiling
The ruling cancels two sections of police procedure: Requiring ID based on generalized “concern” of an offense, and verifying a person’s details on the police computer without reasonable suspicion.
Seeing our brothers’ plight: The light Hanukkah demands we bring into the world - opinion
Hanukkah and Vayeshev together reveal that the festival’s light shines only when we open our eyes to our brothers’ struggles and choose loyalty and compassion.
Illinois instates new protections for residents in response to Trump's anti-immigration agenda
Among other protections, the bill restricts immigration enforcement efforts outside of state courthouses and allows plaintiffs to sue for damages.
The powers of a Notary Public in Israel
Ultra-Orthodox Brooklyn man who abused child may see 103-year sentence reduced - NYT
The message Brooklyn's district attorney was sending was that “politics matters more than protecting children,” said Boorey Deutsch, the husband of the woman who Weberman abused when she was a girl.
Donald Trump: Democrats who told US military to refuse illegal orders deserve death
Trump attacks Democratic lawmakers who urged troops to refuse illegal orders, branding them traitors.
Prosecution highlights Netanyahu's contradictions between court and police statements
Netanyahu claims police pressured him into incorrect statements.
Israel deports first Eritrean regime supporter after 14 years in the country
At 9:00 a.m., the Enforcement and Foreigners Administration of the Population and Immigration Authority began the deportation process.
