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Human Rights and Global Wrongs
Marjorie Cohn analyzes human rights and executive branch lawbreaking.
Jan. 6 Committee Recommends Charges That Could Prevent Trump From Running Again
For the first time in history, a committee of Congress recommended to the DOJ that it prosecute a former U.S. president.
ICC Wanted to Investigate Israeli War Crimes. Now It’s Caving to US Pressure.
Two years after launching an investigation of war crimes in Palestine, the ICC is still dragging its feet.
After 41 Years in Prison, Mumia Abu-Jamal May Finally Get a Chance for New Trial
Evidence suggests the prosecutor in Mumia's trial bribed star witnesses to testify and wrongly excluded Black jurors.
Supreme Court Appears Split on Whether to Allow Partisan Control of Elections
The case could cede control of elections to partisan state legislatures and end state court oversight of voting rules.
“Publishing Is Not a Crime”: The New York Times Joins the Fight to Free Assange
Leaders of Brazil and Australia are also urging dismissal of U.S. charges against Julian Assange.
Evangelical Lobbying Threatens Supreme Court’s Independence
“Operation Higher Court” sent lobbyists to wine and dine Alito, Thomas and Scalia, while pushing right-wing positions.
Biden’s Student Debt Relief Program Is Now in the Hands of the Supreme Court
More than 40 million borrowers are eligible to receive the benefits. Will the Supreme Court uphold their right to do so?
Inter-American Commission Hears Landmark Case of Killing by US Border Patrol
For the first time, the commission agreed to hear an extrajudicial killing case involving United States law enforcement.
The Racism of the Supreme Court’s Supermajority Was on Full Display This Week
The six right-wingers appear poised to gut affirmative action in higher education.
House Progressives Pushed Negotiations With Russia, Then Buckled Under Pressure
The Biden administration’s new Nuclear Posture Review allows the “first use” of nuclear weapons.