crimes against humanity

  • Rights Groups Sue Trump Administration Over ‘Illegal’ ICC Sanctions

    Four leading U.S. human rights organizations on Tuesday filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s sweeping sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC), arguing that the measures unlawfully restrict their ability to monitor international justice, conduct research and advocate for accountability for war crimes and crimes against humanity. The 102-page complaint, filed in the…

  • US Law Clerks In Rare Anonymous Statement Decry ‘Genocide’ In Gaza

    On Wednesday, twenty-five federal law clerks issued a public statement criticizing the judiciary’s restrictions on their ability to speak out against Israel’s treatment of Palestinians during its war with Hamas in Gaza. They also condemned what they described as “our government’s complicity in that genocide.” Published by Balls & Strikes, a court news and commentary…