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Israeli Supreme Court hears first challenge to Netanyahu's contentious judicial overhaul

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JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Supreme Court on Tuesday opened the first case to look at the legality of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s contentious judicial overhaul — deepening a showdown with the far-right government that has bitterly divided the nation and put the country on the brink of a consti…

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  1. Washington Post

    What to know as Israel’s Supreme Court takes up the judicial overhaul (opens Washington Post)

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    Israel’s Supreme Court holds an unprecedented hearing Tuesday to consider a direct challenge to its power, part of Netanyahu’s contentious judicial overhaul.

  2. The Republic

    Israeli Supreme Court hears first challenge to Netanyahu's contentious judicial overhaul (opens The Republic)

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    JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Supreme Court on Tuesday opened the first case to look at the legality of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s contentious judicial overhaul — deepening a showdown with the far-right government that has bitterly divided the nation and put the country on the brink of a consti…

  3. Green Field Reporter

    Israeli Supreme Court hears first challenge to Netanyahu's contentious judicial overhaul - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Supreme Court on Tuesday opened the first case to look at the legality of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s contentious judicial overhaul — deepening a showdown with the far-right government that has bitterly divided the nation and put the country on the brink of a consti…

  4. Courthouse News Service

    Israeli Supreme Court hears first challenge to Netanyahu’s divisive judicial overhaul (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    The case that opened Tuesday focuses on the first law passed by parliament in July — a measure that cancels the court’s ability to strike down government moves it deems to be “unreasonable.”

  5. Wall Street Journal

    Netanyahu’s Judicial Overhaul Heads to Israel’s Supreme Court (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    The court’s review of a law that limits its own powers could spark a showdown with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and a constitutional crisis.

  6. NBC News

    Israeli Supreme Court hears challenge to Netanyahu’s contentious judicial overhaul (opens NBC News)

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    Tuesday’s hearing puts senior justices in the unprecedented position of deciding whether to accept limits on their own powers.

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