Judicial Timeline of Events: Next Up -- Recusal/Incapacitation, September 28.
Thursday, September 7: Non-convening of the judicial selection committee. (UPDATE: Maariv reporting that the court has agreed to postpone, per Likud Minister of Justice Yariv Levin's request.) This is now rescheduled for September 19. September 7 there is also a Haredi protest at the Supreme Court, protesting the courts' ruling on a basic law. RESCHEDULED AGAIN, TBD.
Sunday, September 10: Main arguments against the Unreasonableness bill
Tuesday, September 12: Hearing against Unreasonableness
Thursday, September 14: Affidavits on Unreasonableness
Tuesday, September 19: Rescheduled: Non-convening of the judicial selection committee. RESCHEDULED AGAIN; DATE TBD.
Thursday, September 21: Unreasonableness hearing repeal affidavits
Thursday, September 21: Haredi Yeshiva Exemption hearing
Thursday, September 28: Netanyahu recusal/incapacitation hearing
October 12: Supreme Court Justice Anat Baron retires.
October 16: Supreme Court Chief Justice Esther Hayut retires.
October 15: Knesset returns to winter session
Date TBD: Haredi Yeshiva Exemption hearing at the Knesset
October 31: Local municipal elections
Details:
September 7, the court will hear petitions against Likud Justice Minister Yariv Levin, on whether to order him to convene the Judicial Selection Committee which appoints new judges. Rescheduled to September 19. RESCHEDULED AGAIN, DATE TO BE DETERMINED.
September 12, all 15 justices of the court will hear petitions against an amendment to Basic Law: The Judiciary, which the Coalition passed July 24, barring the judiciary from using reasonableness to reverse government and ministerial decisions. "Reasonableness" allows the Courts to block government decisions that are just plain unreasonable (eg, appointment of a convicted law-breaker to a government ministry.)
September 28, eleven justices on the court will hear petitions against recusal/incapacitation, an amendment to Basic Law: The Government, which shields the prime minister from being removed by the court or attorney general, and which was passed specifically to protect PM Netanyahu. In a preliminary hearing in early August, Justices Esther Hayut, Uzi Vogelman and Isaac Amit lambasted the law as being clearly personal.
