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Are Mercenaries in Ukraine?

Are Mercenaries in Ukraine? by Robert Lawless | Mar 21, 2022 Reports suggest both Russia and Ukraine are recruiting and supplementing forces in ways that potentially implicate international legal rules related… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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American Fighters, Ukraine, and the Neutrality Act: The Law and the Urgent Need for Clarity

American Fighters, Ukraine, and the Neutrality Act: The Law and the Urgent Need for Clarity by Dakota S. Rudesill March 15, 2022 Filed under: Foreign Fighters, Neutrality Act, Russia, Ukraine, Use… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Mercenary or Combatant? Ukraine’s International Legion of Territorial Defense under International Humanitarian Law

March 8, 2022 Mercenary or Combatant? Ukraine’s International Legion of Territorial Defense under International Humanitarian Law Written by Ilya Nuzov On the fourth day after Russia’s February 24 armed attack and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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For-profit immigration prison fights detainee labor class action at Ninth Circuit

For-profit immigration prison fights detainee labor class action at Ninth Circuit Disciplinary and sanitation policies given the green light by Immigration and Customs Enforcement as part of its contract with private… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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The Eight Trump Associates Whom DOJ Is Investigating

The Eight Trump Associates Whom DOJ Is Investigating February 8, 2022/94 Comments/in 2016 Presidential Election, 2020 Presidential Election, Impeachment, January 6 Insurrection, Mueller Probe /by emptywheel Exactly a month ago, I… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Contractor loses argument to have cases related to 2016 Bagram Airfield suicide bombing dismissed

Contractor loses argument to have cases related to 2016 Bagram Airfield suicide bombing dismissed by Phillip Walter Wellman • Stars and Stripes • January 10, 2022 Drums of used fuel are… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Settlement compels ICE to preserve COVID safety measures, limits ability to re-detain immigrants at Mesa Verde, Yuba facilities

Settlement compels ICE to preserve COVID safety measures, limits ability to re-detain immigrants at Mesa Verde, Yuba facilities Local News by: Jason Kotowski Posted: Jan 27, 2022 / 04:23 PM PST… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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A Syrian Army Deserter Was Savagely Killed by Putin’s Wagner. Now His Family Seek Justice in Russia

Reportage Russia A Syrian Army Deserter Was Savagely Killed by Putin’s Wagner. Now His Family Seek Justice in Russia Mhesn Alabdullah’s cousin Hamadi Bouta, a Syrian army deserter, was savagely beaten… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Blackwater Founder Erik Prince Sues The Intercept Over Russian Mercenary Report

Blackwater Founder Erik Prince Sues The Intercept Over Russian Mercenary Report Mercenary Erik Prince filed a defamation lawsuit in a New York federal court after an earlier suit in Wyoming was… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Saudi activist Loujain al-Hathloul files lawsuit against UAE-based cyber firm

News | Human Rights Saudi activist Loujain al-Hathloul files lawsuit against UAE-based cyber firm Hathloul claims that hacking of her phone led to her arrest by the UAE and rendition to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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