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US Relied on Illegal Sanctions to Seize Venezuelan Oil Tanker

US armed forces’ seizure of the oil tanker constituted an unlawful use of force in violation of the UN Charter.


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Trump’s Illegal Boat Strikes Recall Duterte’s “Drug War” Mass Killings

Former Philippine President Duterte awaits trial in the ICC for using the pretext of a drug war for his murder campaign.


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Soldiers Must Disobey Unlawful Orders Under Trump — It’s Their Legal Duty

I have been called to testify at courts-martial as an expert witness on servicemembers’ duty to disobey unlawful orders.


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Lawsuit Charges That CA Law Illegally Muzzles Students and Teachers on Palestine

The new law conflates criticism of Zionism with antisemitism and punishes educators for teaching truthful information.


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Trump Is Gunning to Illegally Attack Venezuela and Change Its Regime

The Trump administration’s murderous strikes on small boats at sea constitute unlawful extrajudicial killings.


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Israel and US Scorn ICJ Ruling Against Starving Civilians as Method of Warfare

The World Court says Israel has a duty as the occupying power to cooperate with UN relief efforts, not impede them.


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As UN Turns 80, Trump Continues US Violation of Charter’s Limits on Use of Force

Donald Trump has ignored UN rules about attacking other nations, but he is not the first US president to do so.


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Teachers and Unions Fight Back as UC Campuses Prepare to Fuel Trump’s Witch Hunt

A coalition of University of California faculty, students, staff, and labor unions is suing the Trump administration.


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Federal Judge Said Trump Can’t Be National Police Chief. Will His Word Be Final?

A court held that Trump “willfully” violated the Posse Comitatus Act by sending troops to enforce immigration law in LA.


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The Supreme Court Asks Why It Shouldn’t Gut the Voting Rights Act

We may well see the elimination of the 11 Black-majority districts — all Democratic — in GOP-controlled Southern states.


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