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Marjorie Cohn is professor emerita at Thomas Jefferson School of Law, former president of the National Lawyers Guild, deputy secretary general of the International Association of Democratic Lawyers, and a member of the National Advisory Board of Veterans for Peace.Her most recent book is Drones and Targeted Killing: Legal, Moral, and Geopolitical Issues. See http://marjoriecohn.com/ . .
SHARE Friday, February 17, 2017 The Toxic Policies of "President Agent Orange"
Since taking office, Trump has moved systematically to unravel protections for immigrants, workers, the environment, Native Americans and other people of color, as well as the right to healthcare. He has moved to deregulate Wall Street, incurring a real risk of another financial meltdown. And his Muslim ban created worldwide chaos, pain and insecurity for untold numbers of people.
(2 comments) SHARE Thursday, April 12, 2018 Trump's Rush to Judgment on Syrian Chemical Attack: Illegal and Deadly
Donald Trump says the United States is about to bomb Syria, and Russia has vowed to shoot down US aircraft with missile defenses in response. With John Bolton, the new national security adviser and infamous enemy of the United Nations by Trump's side, diplomacy is not in the cards.
SHARE Thursday, June 18, 2009 Agent Orange Continues to Poison Vietnam
On May 15 and 16 of this year, the International Peoples' Tribunal of Conscience in Support of the Vietnamese Victims of Agent Orange convened in Paris and heard testimony from 27 victims, witnesses and scientific experts. Seven people from three continents served as judges of the Tribunal, which was sponsored by the International Association of Democratic Lawyers (IADL).
(2 comments) SHARE Wednesday, January 25, 2017 The Injustices of Manning's Ordeal
For exposing war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan, Pvt. Chelsea Manning suffered nearly seven years in prison, an ordeal President Obama finally is ending but without acting on the crimes she revealed, says Marjorie Cohn.
SHARE Tuesday, November 27, 2018 Matthew Whitaker Was Illegally Appointed and Should Be Removed
Infuriated after Sessions recused himself from the Russia investigation and Rosenstein appointed Mueller as special counsel, Trump had been champing at the bit to replace Sessions with an attorney general who would have his back. As acting attorney general, Whitaker will assume authority over the Mueller probe.
(1 comments) SHARE Friday, January 24, 2020 First the Trial, Then the Evidence? Impeachment in Wonderland.
The trial is a harbinger that all Republican senators will ultimately serve as loyal foot soldiers to the president, seriously imperiling the constitutional separation of powers.
(1 comments) SHARE Wednesday, July 7, 2021 Free Press Advocates Call on Biden to Dismiss Trump's Appeal Against Assange
The admissions of Thordarson -- that he lied about Assange being a hacker -- threatens to unravel the government's case. "The factual basis for this case has completely fallen apart," Assange attorney Jennifer Robinson said.
(1 comments) SHARE Thursday, December 18, 2014 Addressing the Cuban Five Injustice
America's hypocrisy on terrorism included the U.S. government prosecuting and imprisoning five Cuban agents who were actually trying to thwart terrorist operations in Miami. President Obama's prisoner swap with Cuba finally addressed that upside-down justice, as Marjorie Cohn reports.
SHARE Wednesday, May 30, 2018 How Do You Get Off the US "Kill List"?
After the 9/11 attacks, the Bush administration created a secret "kill list" to step up the targeting of alleged terrorists for assassination. Regarding placement on the kill list, one surefire way to get off is to wait until they kill you. Short of that, litigation and lobbying members of Congress remain less draconian alternatives.
(3 comments) SHARE Monday, September 28, 2020 From a Justice for Gender Equality to a "Justice" for Gender Oppression
Donald Trump rushed to nominate Barrett and enlisted his consigliere, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky), to ram her nomination through the Senate so she can support Trump's legal challenges to any election results that favor Joe Biden.
SHARE Tuesday, June 12, 2018 Dissecting Trump's Efforts to Place Himself Above the Law
Trump's legal eagles argue that the president is protected by executive privilege against being compelled to talk to Mueller. Moreover, they contend the documents he has provided and witnesses he has made available for depositions cover everything Mueller would ask about, so there's no need for the president to personally converse with the special counsel.
(7 comments) SHARE Thursday, May 15, 2014 Death to the Death Penalty
Oklahoma's ghoulish killing of convicted murderer Clayton Lockett on April 29 has brought new attention to America's continued use of the death penalty, a politically popular issue in some states but a practice that has many reasons justifying its abolition, writes Marjorie Cohn.
(3 comments) SHARE Friday, July 20, 2018 Kavanaugh Scorns International Law and Loves Executive Power
If confirmed to the Supreme Court, Kavanaugh will almost certainly defer to the president's wartime decisions during the perpetual war on terror. He will likely extend that deference to Donald Trump's immigration policies under the guise of "national security." And Kavanaugh's frightening theory will encourage the president to disobey any law he deems unconstitutional, including international law.
(2 comments) SHARE Wednesday, March 20, 2013 War of Aggression
The Nuremberg Charter defines "Crimes Against Peace" as "planning, preparation, initiation or waging of a war of aggression, or a war in violation of international treaties, agreements or assurances, or participation in a common plan or conspiracy for the accomplishment of any of the foregoing." Bush's war on Iraq is a war of aggression, and thus constitutes a Crime Against Peace.
(2 comments) SHARE Monday, November 23, 2020 Biden's Victory Does Not Guarantee a Progressive Agenda. We Must Fight for It.
Progressives played a pivotal role in delivering the presidency to Biden and several congressional races to Democrats as well as turning Georgia and Arizona blue. Now progressives must hold Biden's feet to the fire and demand that he govern for the 99 percent and not the 1 percent
(1 comments) SHARE Monday, March 7, 2016 Clinton Still Hides Her Speeches
After serving as Secretary of State and before starting her run for President, Hillary Clinton amassed millions of dollars in speaking fees from big banks and corporate interests with business before the federal government -- and she won't say what she said, as Marjorie Cohn points out.
(1 comments) SHARE Sunday, January 17, 2021 Yes, Trump Can Be Convicted by the Senate After January 20
Now that the House of Representatives has impeached Donald Trump for Incitement of Insurrection, he will stand trial in the Senate. In light of Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's refusal to hold the trial before January 20, the question arises whether Trump can be tried after he leaves office.
(1 comments) SHARE Saturday, July 9, 2011 Putting Torturers Above the Law
In another example of how Democrats deal timidly with Republican crimes, the Obama administration has closed the book on the vast majority of George W. Bush's torture scandals, including high-level approval of waterboarding and other forms of physical coercion. Only two homicide investigations will go forward.