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Human Rights and Global Wrongs
Marjorie Cohn analyzes human rights and executive branch lawbreaking.
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Series Introduction
In her column, “Human Rights and Global Wrongs,” legal and political analyst Marjorie Cohn provides a critique of U.S. militarism, racist police violence, immigration policy, torture, the death penalty, surveillance, attacks on whistleblowers, executive branch lawbreaking, the Supreme Court, and violations of U.S. and international law. Truthout is proud to have her in our lineup as a regular commentator.
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Biden and Harris favor term limits and an ethical code for the Supreme Court and elimination of presidential immunity.
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Netanyahu’s Visit to Congress Underscores US Contempt for International Law
Netanyahu is getting cozy with Congress, just days after the ICJ told UN members to stop aiding the Israeli occupation.
![Protesters hold up signs outside of the Supreme Court of the United States in Washington, D.C. on July 1, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0704-scotus-trump-400x300.jpg)
The Supreme Court Has Made It Official: US Presidents Are Now Monarchs
The Supreme Court’s “Trump v. United States” ruling gives Donald Trump “legal” cover for past and future lawbreaking.
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SCOTUS Furthers Right-Wing Agenda of Deconstruction of the Administrative State
Eliminating Chevron deference will harm consumers, workers, health, safety and environment, but will help corporations.
![WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrives at the United States Courthouse where he is expected to enter a guilty plea to an espionage charge ahead of his expected release on June 26, 2024, in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/2024_0628-julian-assange-400x300.jpg)
Julian Assange Is Finally Free, But Let’s Not Forget the War Crimes He Exposed
Contrary to US government claims, WikiLeaks’s revelations actually saved lives — and drove demand for US accountability.
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SCOTUS’s Anti-Immigrant Ruling Imperils Marriage Equality and LGBTQ Lives
“Department of State v. Muñoz” could be used to undermine the right to same-sex marriage.
![Secretary of State Antony Blinken, President Joe Biden and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin are pictured in the Cabinet Room of the White House on March 10, 2022, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/2024_0614-biden-blinken-austin-400x300.jpg)
Palestinians Ask Federal Court to Rule Biden Is Complicit in Israeli Genocide
“Genocide can never be a legitimate foreign policy choice,” plaintiffs argue in case against Biden, Blinken and Austin.
![A demonstrator holds a sign with Aaron Bushnell's portrait and his last words written on it during the Global Days of Action for Palestine outside the Israeli Embassy on March 2, 2024, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/GettyImages-2049062999-400x300.jpg)
Active-Duty US Service Members Issue Appeal to Congress to Stop Funding Genocide
As Israel continues its genocide against the Palestinians, the number of US conscientious objectors is increasing.
![Protesters take part in an Ireland Palestine Solidarity campaign demonstration outside Leinster House, Dublin, calling for sanctions on Israel, on May 29, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/05/GettyImages-2154600848-400x300.jpg)
Following ICJ and ICC Actions, Sanctions and Arms Embargo Are Crucial Next Steps
The ICJ ordered Israel to halt its Rafah assault and the ICC prosecutor sought arrest warrants for Israeli officials.
![A woman holds a sign bearing Julian Assange's face being gagged with a U.S. flag above the words "FREE ASSANGE; NO U.S. EXTRADITION" during an outdoor protest](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/05/2024_0529-assange-protest-400x300.jpg)
In a Victory for Assange and First Amendment, UK Court Grants Right to Appeal
From the First Amendment to the European Convention on Human Rights, Assange’s defense relies on freedom of expression.