Legal Work

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  • High Court Dismisses Petition Regarding 12 Villages in Firing Zone 918

    High Court Dismisses Petition Regarding 12 Villages in Firing Zone 918

    August 14, 2012

    The Israeli High Court of Justice decided on August 8th, 2012 to dismiss the petition regarding the 12 Palestinian villages … Read more

  • High Court of Justice Denies Arab Citizens Right to Vote

    High Court of Justice Denies Arab Citizens Right to Vote

    August 2, 2012

    Bir Hadaj residents prevented from registering for regional council elections; Opinion warns that allowing Bedouin petitioners to vote in predominately … Read more

  • Khirbat Zanuta Petition – Still No Solution

    Khirbat Zanuta Petition – Still No Solution

    July 30, 2012

    Court gives parties 30 days to submit additional responses; State must offer a solution for the village residents; petitioners must … Read more

  • Tomorrow High Court Will Decide Fate of Khirbat Zanuta Residents

    Tomorrow High Court Will Decide Fate of Khirbat Zanuta Residents

    July 29, 2012

    Tomorrow (30 July 2012), the Israeli High Court will hear the petition of the residents of Khirbat Zanuta and the … Read more

  • Jerusalem Municipality Confiscates Demonstrators’ Equipment to “Prevent Waste of Public Money”

    Jerusalem Municipality Confiscates Demonstrators’ Equipment to “Prevent Waste of Public Money”

    July 24, 2012

    In response to a letter from the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) demanding the return of equipment confiscated … Read more

  • High Court Criticizes State’s Preparation for Biometric Database Pilot

    High Court Criticizes State’s Preparation for Biometric Database Pilot

    July 23, 2012

    During the hearing, the State admitted that the current order is faulty. The Justices criticized the outline of the pilot … Read more

  • Cancelling Demolition Orders in Area C Village (Khirbat Zanuta Petition)

    Cancelling Demolition Orders in Area C Village (Khirbat Zanuta Petition)

    July 22, 2012

    Summary The High Court ruled on 27.9.2017 to erase ACRI’s petition from 2007 against demolitions in the village of Khirbat Zanuta … Read more

  • Directive 834: Permit Required to Express Opinions and Values in Tel Aviv’s Public Sphere

    Directive 834: Permit Required to Express Opinions and Values in Tel Aviv’s Public Sphere

    July 15, 2012

    Directive 834 requires permit for all expression in public sphere; District Court Judge likely to dismiss petition against municipality.   … Read more

  • Security Service Not Authorized to Invade Computer Materials without a Warrant

    Security Service Not Authorized to Invade Computer Materials without a Warrant

    July 9, 2012

    The Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) sent a letter today to the Attorney General, following recent reports that … Read more

  • Petition against Tel Aviv Municipality’s Repressive Protest Tent Policies

    Petition against Tel Aviv Municipality’s Repressive Protest Tent Policies

    July 3, 2012

    Appeal to District Court seeks to end the municipality’s unauthorized insistence on a prior permit; petitioners call burdensome bureaucratic requirements … Read more