US Supreme Court Affirms the Imperial Presidency

Justices stripped federal judges of their authority to protect people throughout the U.S. when the president breaks the law, writes Marjorie Cohn. By Marjorie Cohn Truthout Continuing in their shameful deference to the president, Donald Trump’s lackeys on the U.S. Supreme Court once agai

As Trump Sets Military Against Civilians, Soldiers Have Duty to Disobey

The Marines are trained in combat, not crowd control, writes Marjorie Cohn. People are likely to get hurt. By Marjorie Cohn Truthout Four and a half months after his inauguration, Donald Trump is exercising his authoritarian chops, targeting immigrants in the state he most despises — Cali

US Veterans Fast Against Israel’s Starvation of Gaza

Fasters are demanding full humanitarian aid to Gaza under U.N. authority and an end to U.S. weapons shipments to Israel, Marjorie Cohn reports. By Marjorie Cohn Truthout As the death toll of Palestinians continues to rise and more than a half a million people in Gaza are on the brink of fam

The Bogus Habeas-Corpus Argument

Suspending the right to challenge the legality of one’s detention in court would shred a core tenet of the Constitution, writes Marjorie Cohn. By Marjorie Cohn Truthout If White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller is to be believed, Team Trump is poised to drive another stake through

At ICJ, Only US & Hungary Back Israel Starving Gaza

Thirty-seven states, the U.N. and international NGOs all condemned Israel’s denial of aid to the starving people of Gaza at the International Court of Justice last week, Marjorie Cohn reports. By Marjorie Cohn Truthout Since March 2, Israel has blocked all food, medicine, fuel, and other r

Vietnamese Still Uncompensated for Agent-Orange

Fifty years later, the impacts of the war on victims of the U.S. defoliation operation have never ended, writes Marjorie Cohn. U.S. Rep. Tlaib is trying to provide recompense. By Marjorie Cohn Truthout April 30 marked 50 years since the end of the American War in Vietnam, which killed an e

US Taxpayers Appalled at Funding Genocide Turn to UN

With no recourse in U.S. courts or Congress, the Taxpayers Against Genocide movement pivots to the U.N. Human Rights Council, Marjorie Cohn reports. By Marjorie Cohn Truthout Taxpayers Against Genocide (TAG), a nongovernmental grassroots mass movement comprised of more tha

Trump Doesn't Hide Plan to Use Military Against Protestors & Immigrants

The recent Supreme Court decision granting presidents nearly absolute immunity for official acts leaves fewer guardrails to prevent Trump from abusing his authority, writes Marjorie Cohn. By Marjorie Cohn Truthout “The next time, I’m not waiting” before committing troops to suppress prot

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