Marjorie Cohn | Speaker, Writer, Legal Scholar & Political Analyst

August 24, 2026

Trump Sanctioned ICC Officials to Shield Israeli Leaders. Rights Groups Sued.

Supporters of Trump-sanctioned individuals or entities face maximums of $1 million in fines and 20 years imprisonment.

The United States has long endeavored to undermine the work of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Donald Trump has taken the assault to a new level with punishing sanctions against those who seek to hold accountable individuals who commit the most atrocious crimes.

On February 6, 2025, Trump issued Executive Order (EO) 14 203, Imposing Sanctions on the International Criminal Court, which authorized sanctions against ICC judges and senior prosecutors who participated in investigations into alleged crimes committed in Afghanistan and Palestine.

The U.S. has now levied sanctions against nine of the 18 ICC judges and three ICC prosecutors.

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May 26, 2026

Labor Unions Celebrate World Court’s Ruling That Enshrines the Right to Strike

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Marjorie Cohn is professor emerita at Thomas Jefferson School of Law where she taught for 25 years. The former president of the National Lawyers Guild and criminal defense attorney is a legal scholar and political analyst who writes books and articles, and lectures throughout the world about human rights, US foreign policy, and the contradiction between the two. She has testified before Congress and debated the legality of the war in Afghanistan at the prestigious Oxford Union. Her columns appear on Truthout, HuffPost, Salon, Jurist, Truthdig, Portside, CommonDreams and Consortium News, and she has provided commentary for CBS News, BBC, MSNBC, CNN, Fox News, NPR and Pacifica Radio. Learn more about Marjorie >>