Constitution

Judge blocks Trump-backed USPS mail-voting rules ahead of November elections

During the 2024 election, the USPS says it processed nearly 100 million ballots, and about 30% of voters nationwide cast ballots by mail, according to the states.

U.S. postal service trucks sit parked at the post office in Del Mar, California
 Elon Musk speaks during a press conference with U.S. President Donald Trump (not pictured), at the White House in Washington, D.C., US, May 30, 2025.

US judge dismisses X lawsuit over New York law requiring hate speech disclosures

THE KNESSET plenum meets this week. Israel’s rules of the game are not anchored in a constitution and can be changed by a simple Knesset majority, the writer notes.

Is Israel too polarized for a constitution? That’s why we need one - opinion

Luigi Mangione attends a pre-trial appearance at Manhattan Criminal Court, in New York City, US, August 11, 2026.

Could double jeopardy end Luigi Mangione's New York state murder case? - explainer


Knesset speaker calls to replace High Court if reasonableness law struck down

Knesset speaker Amir Ohana has suggested swapping the High Court with a "constitutional court."

 Knesset speaker Amir Ohana holds a press conference at the Knesset in Jerusalem. September 6, 2023.

Why are Israelis not protected by due process of law? - opinion

Israelis may not yet be ready to agree on a full written constitution, but defining due process and reviewing that sufficient procedures are applied may provide Israel with basic checks and balances.

 Israelis are seen demonstrating near the Supreme Court in Jerusalem ahead of a vote in the Knesset on judicial reform, on February 20, 2023.

Is Israel in danger of entering a constitutional crisis?

LEGAL AFFAIRS: It is necessary to explore these scenarios, the consequences of a constitutional crisis, and just how likely one is to erupt.

 A sign reading "Save Israel from Netanyahu" is seen at a protest against the government's judicial reform, in Jerusalem, on July 23, 2023.

Ben-Gvir vs Shabtai: Who will police obey in a constitutional crisis?

The police chief said that the police were only guided by the law and as long as he was in command, the only guiding principle would be the law, even in a constitutional crisis.

 NATIONAL SECURITY MINISTER Itamar Ben-Gvir and Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai attend the opening of a new police station in the Negev.

Splitting Israel into two Jewish states solves nothing - opinion

As long as I have a choice I shall nevertheless always opt for pluralism, and in the current social and political crisis will fullheartedly support compromise over any sort of escapist purism.

 A LIGHT RAIL train stops at the Jerusalem City Hall station. ‘As a Jerusalemite since 1969, I have no desire to replace this chaotic pluralism for a largely monolithic secular, liberal, middle-class Ashkenazi Tel Avivian reality,’ says the writer.

The funeral bells are ringing for Israeli democracy - opinion

Senior officials from all walks of Israeli life, not to mention foreign governments, have added their voices, calling for an end to what looks like madness.

 Demonstrators protest against judicial reform in Jerusalem on July 23.

What would be written in an Israeli constitution? - opinion

These are indeed complex matters to consider, but consider them Israel must if the nation is to resolve the issue that has split national opinion asunder. 

 DAVID BEN-GURION as a young man.

Does Israel need a new Sanhedrin to draft a constitution? - comment

Is it really possible to forge a compromise amid the split caused by judicial reform? One possible solution could be for Israel to form a constitution.

 The Sanhedrin, as depicted by the ‘People’s Cyclopedia of Universal Knowledge’ (1883)

Is now the time for Israel to draft a constitution?

Israel has gone 75 years without a constitution. Experts say that could change now, amid the ongoing debate and schisms over judicial reform.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, flanked by Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Justice Minister Yariv Levin, in the Knesset on the day of the vote on the reasonableness law, July 24.

Israel isn't suffering a constitutional crisis, but an identity crisis - opinion

As we stand in 2023, a clear, unified vision for Israel’s Jewish inhabitants has yet to emerge. Instead, the existing government has given rise to two sharply contrasting visions

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu stands in front of a portrait of first prime minister David Ben-Gurion.