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#US diplomats have compiled the #State Dept’s annual #HumanRights reports for almost 50 years. Their findings [were] considered the most thorough & wide-ranging of their kind & [were] routinely relied upon by #courts inside & outside the #UnitedStates.

The human rights reports are congressionally mandated to be sent to lawmakers by the end of February. Public release typically happens in March or April.

The #LawsOfWar Are Being Largely Ignored

#International #courts have never been busier. Conflicts are more common than at any point since 1945. Ever more #civilians are being bombed, #starved & #raped by men with guns. These are the curses that the laws of war were invented to prevent, & that international courts are meant to punish & deter.

#law #InternationalLaw #ICC #ICJ #CrimesAgainstHumanity #WarCrimes #geopolitics #RulesBasedOrder #NewWorldOrder
economist.com/international/20

An illustration of a large hand holding a gavel above the silhouette of a man. The handle of the gavel is broken and the top is separated.
The Economist · Why the laws of war are widely ignoredBy The Economist

1)The US #government has just removed #deleted sections 9 & 10 of Article I of the US #Constitution from Congress.Gov run by #LibraryofCongress & #Copyright Office - both Sections 9 & 10 deal with:
- Writ of #HabeasCorpus
- #Congresses ability to control #tariffs.
constitution.congress.gov/cons
#congress #democracy #trump #maga #fascism #corruption #law #deportation #immigrants #courts #censorship Public pressure on Library of Congress #LC resulted in return of the censored text of the constitution

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“I think people don’t fully appreciate how much the ability of the #legal system to work on a daily basis rests on the government’s #credibility,” said Stephen Vladeck, a Georgetown University law professor. “Without that credibility, it’s going to be harder for the #government to do anything in #court — even ordinary things. All of a sudden, you’re going to have #courts second-guessing things that they wouldn’t have before.”

#law#USpol#Trump
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The dissolution of these traditional bonds of trust — known in #legal circles as the presumption of regularity — goes well beyond #judges’ use of blunt words — “egregious,” “brazen,” “lawless” — to describe the various parts of #Trump’s #power-grabbing policy agenda.

Ultimately, legal experts say, the actions that caused such doubts among judges about the #DOJ & those who represent it could have a more systemic effect & erode the healthy functioning of the #courts.

Ghislaine Maxwell’s transfer from a high-security facility to a minimum-security prison camp—where inmates aren’t locked down and can walk away—is a clear violation of Bureau of Prisons policy and federal classification standards, which require high-security placement for serious, high-profile offenders. This move signals that the Department of Justice is willing to ignore its own rules, raising serious concerns that Maxwell is being protected to keep quiet—especially given her connections to Donald Trump and others named in Epstein-related investigations. It’s not just preferential treatment—it’s an open breach of policy and law. abcnews.go.com/amp/US/bureau-p #uspol #epstein #maxwell #courts

ABC News · Bureau of Prisons moves Ghislaine Maxwell to prison camp in TexasBy Aaron Katersky

#Judge Paul A. Engelmayer ordered the government to clarify whether it seeks to unseal both the #grandjury #transcripts and exhibits in the #GhislaineMaxwell case, and to specify which materials, after #redaction, are not already public. The #government must respond by August 4, 2025. michaelpopok.substack.com/p/ju #courts #congress #sextrafficking #criminal #crimes #trump #maga #JeffreyEpstein

Legal AF's Substack · Judge Sets Aug. 4 Deadline in Maxwell UnsealingBy Legal AF