Chapter Fifteen

Comparison with the United States

The Israeli Supreme Court has opened its court-room doors much more widely than the U.S. Supreme Court to litigants seeking review of the legality of government actions.  Israeli standing is wide open, almost any individual or non-profit organization can file a petition for review of a government action.  In the United States, a plaintiff must have standing and injury in fact in order to bring a case to court.

Standing as a Barrier to Judicial Review

In a recent case in Portland, Oregon, a federal judge ruled that the State of Oregon did not have standing to challenging the use of Department of Homeland Security paramilitary...

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