Israel's top court overrules law limiting judicial supervision

On Monday, the Supreme Court of Israel overturned a contentious law enacted by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing government, which had reduced the high court's authority and led to protests across the nation.

The recently passed law eliminated one of several mechanisms the Supreme Court possesses to invalidate decisions made by the government and its ministers.

Specifically, it revoked the court's power to annul decisions it found to be "unreasonable".

The court announced in a statement that a majority of 8 out of 15 justices voted to invalidate the law.