US judge bars Trump from punishing rights groups for liaising with ICC
US judge bars Trump from punishing rights groups for liaising with ICC A federal judge this week blocked the Trump administration from potentially imposing civil or criminal liability on two US-based human rights groups that carry out work in "service" of International Criminal Court (ICC) cases. Judge Jesse Furman of the Southern District of New York said the plaintiffs "demonstrate a likelihood…
A federal judge has halted the Trump administration's potential punitive measures against two US-based human rights groups for collaborating with the International Criminal Court (ICC). Judge Jesse Furman of the Southern District of New York ruled that the plaintiffs have a strong case that the presidential executive order infringes upon their First Amendment rights to free speech, and that any restriction on such freedoms, even temporarily, would cause irreparable harm.
In July, Democracy for the Arab World Now (Dawn) and the Taxpayer Alliance Against Genocide (Taag) filed a lawsuit after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggested in an opinion piece that the US administration was prepared to dismantle the ICC. Four additional US-based rights groups subsequently joined the case, challenging the administration's authority to sanction the court on the basis of a fabricated national emergency.
The ongoing lawsuit argues that Trump's power to impose sanctions on the ICC is unfounded and lacks any factual basis.
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