War crimes in Manhattan? International and domestic law implications of Occupied Palestinian Territory land sale promotions in U.S. synagogues: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/traf...

Trafficking in Israel’s War Crimes in a Midtown Manhattan Synagogue

Participation in the promotion of land sales in the occupied Palestinian territories violates the Geneva Conventions and may be a war crime.

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www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/n... I’m not disturbed by the absence of Jews on the judicial appointments committee. As a lawyer, I'm disturbed that someone was rejected because he had represented Ghislaine Maxwell. If you judge a lawyer by his or her client, you don’t understand the right to counsel.

My letter in today's NY Times, suggesting that the Minab school bombing in Iran, while most certainly a mistake, might still be a war crime. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/o...

Opinion | Trump and Iran: Mission Not Accomplished

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On May 22, I participated in a Global Chamber seminar on the civil and criminal liability risks of conflict-related work with governments - especially the Trump administration - in the absence of expert and independent legal advice on the requirements of IHL. www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsT6...

Globinar What's Up in Global Law - May 22, 2026

YouTube video by Global Chamber®

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Today's NY Times: www.nytimes.com/2026/05/15/n... These "real estate fairs" are not merely about Israeli violations of international law. The promotions themselves are war crimes under both international and US law, and those who participate in them could be prosecuted in the US or abroad.

How Fights Over West Bank Settlements Are Unfolding at N.Y.C. Synagogues

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Israeli expropriation of land in the Occupied Palestinian Territory is not only a violation of international law, it is a war crime. Those who participate in these events in US synagogues could be prosecuted for aiding and abetting under US War Crimes Law. theintercept.com/2026/05/05/z...

Mamdani Condemns NYC Expo Promoting Property Sales in Israeli West Bank Settlements

Past real estate expos that included illegal Israeli settlements have come under scrutiny for discrimination — and led to violent confrontations.

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My discussion with Katie Phang about war crimes in the Iran conflict and the challenge of teaching IHL in this moment. lnkd.in/eiF3--iM

GEO CEO doesn't know what he's talking about. No such thing as an unconstitutional lawsuit. In fact, access to courts is constitutionally protected. Whether a claim has merit is for the court to decide. www.huffpost.com/entry/prison...

Private Prison Group CEO Whines On Earnings Call About 'Unconstitutional' Lawsuits

GEO Group executive George Zoley’s remarks came days after the 18th death in ICE custody this year.

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This NY Times article misleads on account of what it omits. Not only do occupied Palestinian territory settlements violate int'l law, the land sales may be war crimes and participation in these events, complicity under both int'l and US war crimes law. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/n...

Pro-Palestinian and Pro-Israel Demonstrators Rally Outside Synagogue

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My essay, out today on Opinio Juris, showing that targeting without taking adequate precautions to assure that the target is a military objective - in the case of the Minab school bombing, due to over-reliance on AI - is a war crime under US law. opiniojuris.org/2026/03/30/t...

The Iranian School Strike: Excusable? A Violation? A War Crime?

[Gabor Rona is a Professor of Practice at Cardozo Law School] The Pentagon has conceded responsibility for the bombing in which more than 170 people, mostly children, were killed on the grounds of …

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Scholar's Circle radio interview, where Jennifer Trahan and I discuss the illegality of both the entry into, and the conduct of, the Iran war. scholarscircle.org

The Scholars' Circle

Insight into Today's Most Pressing Issues

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Here I argue that illegal wars, like those for regime change, usually beget war crimes for which civilians always pay the price. www.justsecurity.org/134514/fight...

Fighting an Illegal War and Fighting a War Illegally

The relationship between regime change and IHL is one of inherent tension, casting IHL as an obstacle rather than an essential constraint.

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It's pretty simple. Israel and the U.S. invade Iran unlawfully. Iran responds lawfully to defend itself. We've succeeded in turning Iran from villain to victim.

How I miss the Insightful Empathetic Inclusive Principled Ethical Transparent Articulate and Humanistic leadership of George Bush.

What is Trump's Board of Peace doing about Trump's aggression against Iran?

You might be interested in this American Branch of the International Law Association webinar I hosted with four of the world's most expert experts on the future of the international law of armed conflict www.ila-americanbranch.org/webinars/

American Branch Webinars - ABILA

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The big story isn't even that the Trump administration is subjecting us to a reign of terror. It's that the rest of our state and federal governments are either unwilling or unable to do anything about it. No more debating "are we in a constitutional crisis?" www.justsecurity.org/130745/minne...

Minnesota ICE Enforcement: Alleged Constitutional Violations

The ACLU and partners sued over alleged racial profiling and unlawful arrests in Minnesota. Read sworn declarations and case details.

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Trump administration's National Security Strategy dumps international law in favor of imperialism and white supremacy. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...

The National Security Strategy and the Maduro Operation: A Coherent Mess

As framed by the NSS, the Maduro raid trades international law for a retro-imperialist and ethno-nationalist agenda.

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Honored to have been invited to participate in this Scholar's Circle radio program on the legality of US attacks on Venezuela: scholarscircle.org/scholars-cir...

Scholars' Circle - Impact of the US attack on Venezuela - January 11, 2026

What is the impact of the US invading Venezuela and kidnapping its president and first lady? How might it affect international law, regional security and the American reputation? President Trump has ...

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Governors/local authorities need to go on offense now that DoJ is criminally investigating them. Why is no one talking about arresting ICE/CBP agents who break into houses without warrants, detain people because of their accents or skin color, and assault peaceful protestors? youtu.be/a1mw_A_roWA

DOJ launches criminal investigation into Gov. Walz and Mayor Frey

YouTube video by NBC News

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NATO was designed to stop Russian aggression, but now it appears the threat to the alliance is "coming from inside the house." www.atlanticcouncil.org/dispatches/t...

Trump’s quest for Greenland could be NATO’s darkest hour

If the United States intervenes to seize Greenland the future of NATO would be at stake. Such a development would be contrary to US national interests.

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DHS says she was a part of a violent protest, attempting to kill a federal agent. Kinda like how according to Trumpian doctrine, the 1/6 videos show a peaceful protest - a day of love - at the US Capitol. cnn.com/2026/01/07/us/video/ice-shooting-minneapolis-digvid

Video shows moment ICE officer fatally shoots woman in Minneapolis | CNN

Video taken by a witness shows the moment an ICE officer fatally shot a woman in a vehicle in Minneapolis on Wednesday.

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While dripping with incoherence, hypocrisy, and pedantic empty calories, there is one throughline in the Trump administration's National Security Strategy: white nationalist supremacy. www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...

Would have been unthinkable before it happened-just one of a thousand bits of evidence that the architecture of what America has long thought of itself is rapidly imploding.  www.justsecurity.org/126649/does-...

Does the United States Still Oppose Torture?

The U.S. voted against the UNGA's torture resolution, breaking decades of consensus and raising questions about its human rights stance.

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My letter in the NY Times, clarifying that the drug boat attacks are not war crimes, but they are murder. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/o...

Opinion | Hegseth Under Scrutiny in Lethal Boat Strikes

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No, it's not a war crime because it's not a war. It's murder for Hegseth and whoever followed his orders that there be no survivors. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.

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This is how atrocities start in bureaucratic states. With lists. First, name all your Jews so we can investigate antisemitism. Next Muslims? Trans? "Radicals" who remind the military that they must disobey unlawful orders? www.thedp.com/article/2025...

Federal agency sues Penn, alleges Univ. withheld information in antisemitism investigation

In a response to the suit, Penn wrote that it has “cooperated extensively with the EEOC, providing over 100 documents, totaling nearly 900 pages.”

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The beauty of the sandwich guy's acquittal is not that he's not guilty of assault. It's that he's guilty and was acquitted anyway. When the jury knows you're guilty but ignores the judge's instructions to make a point it's called jury nullification - a rare thing. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...

Jurors Find Sandwich Hurler Not Guilty of Assault

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Secret facts? Ok, but we're pretty far down the fascist rabbit hole once no one any longer blinks at secret law: "Pressed by lawmakers, the White House recently shared a classified memo with Congress that outlined the legal argument defending the operations." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/u...

Democrats Raise Concerns After Trump Administration Briefing on Boat Strikes

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