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Professor emerita at Thomas Jefferson School of Law, past president of National Lawyers Guild, dean of People's Academy of International Law, columnist at Truthout

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Trump Fires Noem as DHS Head, Picks Senator Who Says Babies Should Be Deported Trump praised his replacement pick, Sen. Markwayne Mullin, as a “MAGA Warrior.”…
05.03.2026 22:03 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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U.S. Opens Military Action in Ecuador Against ‘Terrorist Organizations’
04.03.2026 13:35 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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U.S. Troops Were Told Iran War Is for “Armageddon,” Return of Jesus Advocacy group reports commanders giving similar messages at more than 30 installations in every branch of the military
03.03.2026 04:41 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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As Security Council Stalls, There Are Other Ways to Stop US-Israeli War on Iran Universal jurisdiction also lets other nations prosecute US and Israeli leaders for targeting civilians — a war crime.

Here is the new article I wrote, published today:

02.03.2026 21:54 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Trump’s Cruelty Is Strangling Cuba — Its Oil Reserves Could Be Empty by March The Supreme Court struck down Trump’s threatened tariffs on countries that send oil to Cuba, but the crisis persists.

Here's the article I wrote, published today.

25.02.2026 22:01 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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When Jesse Jackson Came to ‘Sesame Street’: ‘I Am! Somebody!’
18.02.2026 18:04 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Raskin: Trump Mentioned “More Than a Million Times” in Unredacted Epstein Files Raskin said a document in the files also undermines Trump’s claim that he kicked Epstein out of Mar-a-Lago.
12.02.2026 20:21 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The International Association of Democratic Lawyers Condemns the U.S. Onslaught Against Cuba and its Oil Supply The International Association of Democratic Lawyers (IADL) condemns in the strongest possible terms the executive order issued by U.S. President Donald Trump, which aims to suffocate the Cuban peop…
08.02.2026 15:44 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Supreme Court Is Going to New Lengths to Hide Its Inner Workings From Scrutiny The high court now requires its employees to sign nondisclosure agreements that threaten legal action for leaks.

In my new article, I explain that the high court now requires its employees to sign nondisclosure agreements that threaten legal action for leaks.

06.02.2026 17:08 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Judge Dismisses Bid to End 'Occupation' of Minneapolis Marjorie Cohn reports that twelve days before the execution of Alex Pretti by border patrol agents, plaintiffs asked the federal court to stop the deployment by injunction. By Marjorie Cohn Specia...
04.02.2026 04:02 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Trump’s Back-and-Forth Threats on Iran Are Psychological Warfare As Trump threatens Iran yet again, Congress continues to abdicate its responsibility to rein in war.

The Trump administration has shown that it does not care about human rights. But if Washington were truly concerned, it would loosen its grip on Iran’s economy and allow civil society to strike and continue organizing for a political system that best fits the needs of people within the country.

30.01.2026 22:00 👍 42 🔁 14 💬 4 📌 2
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The U.S. plan for Gaza has nothing in it for Palestinians The U.S. plan for Gaza envisions a Gaza for investors, not Palestinians.
31.01.2026 14:36 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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EXCLUSIVE: U.S. Military Tells Key Middle East Ally to Prepare for Attack on Iran In addition to military targets, Trump is considering strikes on senior Iranian leaders with the aim of spurring the overthrow of the Iranian government.
30.01.2026 18:59 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Cuban Detainee in El Paso ICE Facility Died by Homicide, Autopsy Shows

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22.01.2026 03:47 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Trump threatens to invoke Insurrection Act in Minnesota to quell ICE protests Protesters clashed with authorities in Minneapolis as city officials called for calm after an immigration enforcement officer shot a man in the leg.
15.01.2026 14:22 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Six Prosecutors Quit Over Push to Investigate ICE Shooting Victim’s Widow

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13.01.2026 18:24 👍 7 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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Minnesota Should Charge ICE Agent With Murder Marjorie Cohn sizes up the legal considerations surrounding Jonathan Ross' fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis. By Marjorie Cohn Special to Consortium News On Jan. 7, less than a mile from ...

Here is the new article I published today

13.01.2026 12:08 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Stephen Miller Asserts U.S. Has Right to Take Greenland

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06.01.2026 18:34 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Trump Will Try to Defend Aggression Toward Venezuela. It’s Still Illegal. Forcible regime change and US occupation of Venezuela are also unlawful under the UN Charter.

Here's the new article I wrote

05.01.2026 20:46 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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After Watergate, the Presidency Was Tamed. Trump Is Unleashing It.

In the 1970s, Congress passed a raft of laws to hold the White House accountable. President Trump has decided they don’t apply to him.

04.01.2026 18:15 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
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Live updates: US strikes Venezuela and says its leader has been captured and flown out of the country Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been captured by the United States. U.S. President Donald Trump's administration says he'll face charges on a New York indictment.

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03.01.2026 13:29 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The Full Transcript of Zohran Mamdani’s Inauguration Speech

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01.01.2026 21:34 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Greta Thunberg Arrested in Protest Supporting Palestine Action Hunger Strikers Thunberg spoke out in support of hunger strikers in the UK, some of whom have refused food for over 50 days.
24.12.2025 17:57 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment I was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat.
23.12.2025 05:51 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Trump’s Response to Reiner’s Death Shows the Cruelty at the Core of His Politics This language is not Trump’s alone. It is the language of MAGA politics and everything that enables it.
18.12.2025 21:43 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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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.

Here's the new article I wrote.

15.12.2025 21:04 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Trump Says Maduro’s “Days Are Numbered” as Admin Prepares “Day After” Plans Administration officials are reportedly preparing plans for various scenarios after Maduro is ousted from office.
10.12.2025 21:34 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
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The Supreme Court Is Doing Everything in Its Power to Save Trump in the Midterms The Supreme Court reinstated Texas’ new congressional gerrymander on Thursday by a 6–3 vote.
07.12.2025 01:59 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Judge Rules Trump Exceeded Authority by Holding Deportees at Guantánamo
06.12.2025 18:46 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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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.

Here's the new article I wrote. Former Philippine President Duterte awaits trial in the ICC for a crime against humanity for using the pretext of a drug war for his murder campaign. Trump should also be charged with a crime against humanity.

05.12.2025 21:31 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0