Marjorie Cohn
@mcohn.bsky.social
Professor emerita at Thomas Jefferson School of Law, past president of National Lawyers Guild, dean of People's Academy of International Law, columnist at Truthout
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Cuban Detainee in El Paso ICE Facility Died by Homicide, Autopsy Shows
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January 22, 2026 at 3:47 AM
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Six Prosecutors Quit Over Push to Investigate ICE Shooting Victim’s Widow
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January 13, 2026 at 6:24 PM
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Minnesota Should Charge ICE Agent With Murder
Marjorie Cohn sizes up the legal considerations surrounding Jonathan Ross' fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis.
By Marjorie Cohn
Special to Consortium News
On Jan. 7, less than a mile from ...
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January 13, 2026 at 12:08 PM
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Stephen Miller Asserts U.S. Has Right to Take Greenland
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January 6, 2026 at 6:34 PM
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Trump Will Try to Defend Aggression Toward Venezuela. It’s Still Illegal.
Forcible regime change and US occupation of Venezuela are also unlawful under the UN Charter.
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January 5, 2026 at 8:46 PM
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In the 1970s, Congress passed a raft of laws to hold the White House accountable. President Trump has decided they don’t apply to him.
After Watergate, the Presidency Was Tamed. Trump Is Unleashing It.
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January 4, 2026 at 6:15 PM
In the 1970s, Congress passed a raft of laws to hold the White House accountable. President Trump has decided they don’t apply to him.
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The Full Transcript of Zohran Mamdani’s Inauguration Speech
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January 1, 2026 at 9:34 PM
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US Relied on Illegal Sanctions to Seize Venezuelan Oil Tanker
US armed forces’ seizure of the oil tanker constituted an unlawful use of force in violation of the UN Charter.
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December 15, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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Judge Rules Trump Exceeded Authority by Holding Deportees at Guantánamo
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December 6, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Here's the new article I wrote. Former Philippine President Duterte awaits trial in the ICC for a crime against humanity for using the pretext of a drug war for his murder campaign. Trump should also be charged with a crime against humanity.
Trump’s Illegal Boat Strikes Recall Duterte’s “Drug War” Mass Killings
Former Philippine President Duterte awaits trial in the ICC for using the pretext of a drug war for his murder campaign.
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December 5, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Here's the new article I wrote. Former Philippine President Duterte awaits trial in the ICC for a crime against humanity for using the pretext of a drug war for his murder campaign. Trump should also be charged with a crime against humanity.
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A new poll shows that a majority of Americans disapprove of Trump's statements accusing Democratic lawmakers of “sedition,” and in fact a majority actually approve of those lawmakers' statement that soldiers have a legal right to disobey orders issued by Trump if they feel those orders are illegal.
Poll: More Approve of Dems’ Message to Military Members to Disobey Illegal Orders Than Trump’s “Sedition” Attacks
“Our laws are clear: You can refuse illegal orders,” a group of Democrats said in a video message in November.
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December 5, 2025 at 12:15 AM
A new poll shows that a majority of Americans disapprove of Trump's statements accusing Democratic lawmakers of “sedition,” and in fact a majority actually approve of those lawmakers' statement that soldiers have a legal right to disobey orders issued by Trump if they feel those orders are illegal.
Showing her true colors
Hillary Clinton Says Young People Oppose Gaza Genocide Because of “Totally Made Up” Videos
The former secretary of state spoke at a conference organized by a far right Israeli paper run by a Trump megadonor.
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December 3, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Showing her true colors
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Soldiers Must Disobey Unlawful Orders Under Trump — It’s Their Legal Duty
I have been called to testify at courts-martial as an expert witness on servicemembers’ duty to disobey unlawful orders.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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The US War of Independence wasn’t a real revolution. It was a transfer of power from wealthy British elites to US ones. 
America Isn’t a Democracy—And Only Cross-Racial Solidarity Can Change That
The Princeton Study, Haiti’s example, and 250 years of history all point to the same truth: oligarchies fall only when the people refuse to be divided.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:32 PM
The US War of Independence wasn’t a real revolution. It was a transfer of power from wealthy British elites to US ones.