Mar 19 Watch 4:54 Trump continues attack on federal judge despite rebuke from chief justice By Laura Barrón-López, Ali Schmitz Federal Judge James Boasberg granted the administration additional time as he determines whether it ignored his order regarding deportation flights over the weekend. President Trump called Boasberg a ‘radical left’ judge and has escalated his criticism of the federal judiciary. Continue watching
Mar 19 Watch 6:50 Constitutional law professor analyzes Trump’s clash with the judiciary By Amna Nawaz, Shrai Popat, Doug Adams Despite a rare rebuke from Chief Justice John Roberts earlier this week, President Trump's criticisms of the judiciary continue. Amna Nawaz spoke with Steve Vladeck, a constitutional law professor at Georgetown University, to explore the legal ramifications of the president’s… Continue watching
Mar 18 Trump says federal judge who ruled against deportation orders should be impeached By Chris Megerian, Associated Press Trump's comments on Tuesday align him with allies like Elon Musk, who has made similar demands and suggested that the judiciary's power over the executive branch should be curtailed. Continue reading
Sep 11 Mexican protesters storm Senate chamber before approval of controversial judicial overhaul By Megan Janetsky, Associated Press Mexico’s Senate cleared the biggest hurdle for a controversial constitutional revision that will make all judges stand for election, a change that critics fear will politicize the judicial branch and threaten Mexico’s democracy. Continue reading
Dec 17 Watch 7:12 Why Sandra Day O’Connor fought to end the practice of electing state judges By John Yang, Harry Zahn Sandra Day O'Connor, who died in December at 93, will lie in repose Monday at the Supreme Court. The retired justice of the nation’s highest court spent her last active years working to end the election of judges, which she… Continue watching
Sep 11 Israel’s judges to hear cases on their own fate as bitter overhaul of judiciary reaches courts By Julia Frankel, Associated Press Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's judicial overhaul plan has plunged the country into nine months of unrest and exposed bitter divisions within Israeli society. Continue reading
Apr 10 Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu reverses firing of defense minister amid tension By Associated Press Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reversed his decision to fire his defense minister over criticism of the government's contentious plan to overhaul the judiciary. Continue reading
Mar 27 WATCH: White House holds daily briefing amid Israel unrest By Josef Federman, Ilan Ben Zion, Associated Press Bending to a wave of mass protests, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delayed his contentious judicial overhaul plan and said he wanted "to avoid civil war” by making time to seek a compromise with political opponents. Continue reading
Mar 02 Why is Israel pushing ahead with its legal overhaul? By Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press Proponents of the Israeli government's planned legal overhaul often argue that curtailing the power of judges and courts is good for the country. But other factors may be in play. Continue reading
Sep 29 At high court and others, Trump reverses legal course By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press The Trump administration is dealing with lawsuits that were in progress before the president took office — and asserting different positions than the Obama administration. Continue reading