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Tom Dannenbaum

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Professor @law.stanford.edu | @stanfordcisac.bsky.social | @fsi.stanford.edu International Law: IHL, ICL, IHRL, use of force, ethics Editor, Just Security: https://shorturl.at/NuHYQ Bio: https://law.stanford.edu/tom-dannenbaum/ Book: http://bit.ly/3HRrAs4

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Tom Dannenbaum @tomdannenbaum.bsky.social · Jul 30

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I join Alex de Waal (@worldpeacefdtn.bsky.social) to call on all states with any leverage at all over Israel to use it without delay to demand comprehensive, full-spectrum, sustainable, & coordinated humanitarian action.

Time has run out

www.justsecurity.org/117962/mass-...

Time Has Run Out: Mass Starvation in Gaza and the Global Imperative

It is time for comprehensive, full-spectrum, sustainable, and coordinated humanitarian action. States globally must act without delay on that imperative.

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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 12h

Complete nonsense from Secretary Rubio.

The Trump administration is engaged in lawless, premeditated killings without any congressional authorization.

Schiff-Kaine resolution moves to stop that lawless killing.

The resolution would not affect authority to defend against real armed attacks.

The Schiff-Kaine resolution is up for a vote in the Senate today.

This resolution aims to strip President Trump of his constitutional authority to protect Americans by authorizing military strikes against narco-terrorists, the Houthis, and other Iranian proxies. This is dangerous — it puts our children, citizens, soldiers, and allies at risk.

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Evelyn Douek @evelyndouek.bsky.social · 1d

I wrote about an under-appreciated aspect of AAUP v. Rubio. It is the first case of the Trump Era to explicitly identify and reject the primary and most pernicious form of speech suppression employed by this Administration: Chill.

balkin.blogspot.com/2025/10/aaup...

Balkinization: AAUP v. Rubio and the Big Chill

A group blog on constitutional law, theory, and politics

balkin.blogspot.com

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Tom Dannenbaum @tomdannenbaum.bsky.social · 1d

I spoke to The New Humanitarian about Gaza and the current moment in international law.

www.thenewhumanitarian.org/interview/20...

“The backlash of the powerful”: Two years of Israel’s war in Gaza and the crisis of international law

We spoke to legal expert Tom Dannenbaum about accountability efforts and how the US’ response is threatening to break the system of international law.

www.thenewhumanitarian.org

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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 3d

Judge Immergut in Oregon v Trump now:

"I grant plaintiffs second motion for a TRO."

Federalized Texas and California Guard to Portland is a "DIRECT CONTRAVENTION" of court's TRO from Saturday.

Both on 12406 statute and Tenth Amendment grounds.

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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 3d

This represents a major escalation.

President Trump effort to mobilize TEXAS National Guard for deployment in Portland and Chicago.

Court filing just entered in Oregon v. Trump⬇️

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 4d

BREAKING: A federal judge has granted a restraining order blocking President Trump's call-up of the National Guard in Portland.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Tess Bridgeman @tessbridgeman.bsky.social · 5d

Four more people were killed this morning.

To repeat:

- If it can happen at sea, it can happen anywhere

- Trump has offered no definition or limiting principle for who can be labeled a "terrorist" and summarily killed

- And no plausible legal theory for why an armed conflict exists

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Tess Bridgeman @tessbridgeman.bsky.social · 5d

Mary McCord, former Acting Assistant AG for National Security, and I teamed up on Qs Senators should ask #Bondi at her Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday, on strikes that have killed 17 people to date.

The implications are serious. Consider a few of the Qs:

www.justsecurity.org/121862/ask-b...

What the Senate Judiciary Committee Should Ask A.G. Bondi on Drug Cartel Strikes

Annotated questions the Senate Judiciary Committee could ask Attorney General Pam Bondi on lethal strikes against drug cartels.

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Marty Lederman @martylederman.bsky.social · 5d

On why Trump's determination that the U.S. is engaged in an armed conflict with drug cartels is (i) wrong; and (ii) insufficient, in any event, to make legal the strikes against vessels in the Caribbean.

www.justsecurity.org/121844/trump...

Legal Flaws in the Trump Administration’s Notice to Congress on “Armed Conflict” with Drug Cartels

Top legal expert analyzes the Trump administration's notice to Congress of an "armed conflict" with drug cartels.

www.justsecurity.org

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Frederik Obermaier @frederikobermaier.com · 7d

An IDF sniper from Munich is alleged to have shot unarmed civilians in Gaza, according to an investigation by @zdfde.bsky.social @spiegel.de @arijnetwork.bsky.social @theguardian.com @papertrailmedia.de. Learn more about the #GazaSniper (English subtitles available). www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGDv...

Hat ein Münchner Scharfschütze in Gaza Zivilisten getötet? | frontal

YouTube video by frontal

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Veena Dubal @veenadubal.bsky.social · 8d

WE WON: "This case -– perhaps the most important ever to fall w/in..this district court squarely presents the issue whether non-citizens lawfully present here in US..have the same free speech rights as the rest of us. The Court answers this Constitutional question unequivocally “yes, they do.”"

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AAUP @aaup.org · 8d

BREAKING: WE WON!!!
💥 💥 💥

Federal Judge William G. Young ruled today in our lawsuit against the Trump administration that the policy of arresting, detaining, & deporting noncitizen students & faculty members for their pro-Palestinian advocacy violates the 1st Amendment.

Full ruling here:

Findings of Fact & Conclusions of Law – #261 in American Association of University Professors v. Rubio (D. Mass., 1:25-cv-10685) – CourtListener.com

Judge William G. Young: ORDER entered. FINDINGS OF FACT AND RULINGS OF LAW, PURSUANT TO FED. R. CIV. P. 52(A)(Sonnenberg, Elizabeth) (Additional attachment(s) added on 9/30/2025: # 1 Main Document) (J...

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Tom Dannenbaum @tomdannenbaum.bsky.social · 11d

Investigating Judge in Damascus, Tawfiq al-Ali has issued an arrest warrant for Bashar al-Assad "on charges related to the 2011 Daraa incidents," specifically: "premeditated murder, torture leading to death, and deprivation of liberty."

sana.sy/en/local/226...

Arrest warrant against Bashar al-Assad on charges related to 2011 Daraa incidents - SANA

Investigating Judge in Damascus, Tawfiq al-Ali, said on Saturday that an arrest warrant has been issued in absentia against criminal Bashar al-Assad on

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Minnesota Law @umnlawschool.bsky.social · 12d

@niaolainf.bsky.social, and Alyssa Yamamoto, visiting fellow with MN Law’s Human Rights Center, co-authored an article for OpinioJuris discussing the importance of respecting the privileges and immunities of internationally appointed experts.
z.umn.edu/aqmy

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Tom Dannenbaum @tomdannenbaum.bsky.social · 12d

A damning investigative piece from Reuters on the IDF's August 25 attack on Nasser Hospital in which Reuters journalist Hussam al-Masri was killed. The piece debunks the IDF's account & poses a series of key unanswered Qs.

I spoke to them about the law.

www.reuters.com/investigatio...

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Tom Dannenbaum @tomdannenbaum.bsky.social · 12d

The UK government is doubling down on "its legally illiterate, morally indefensible attempt to deflect an urgent prevention duty to a court determination that is years away."

@janinadill.bsky.social and I respond in a new post @justsecurity.org

www.justsecurity.org/121169/uk-mi...

U.K.'s mischaracterization of obligation to prevent genocide in Gaza

Legal experts argue that the United Kingdom's government has misconstrued how its duties under the Genocide Convention apply to Gaza.

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Janina Dill @janinadill.bsky.social · 12d

In this post @tomdannenbaum.bsky.social & I trace how the Starmer Government's repeatedly misconstrues its obligations under the Genocide Convention in #Gaza, hiding behind a Court judgement that is years away with a position that we call "legally illiterate" and "morally indefensible".

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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 12d

Yet Again: The U.K. Government Mischaracterizes Its Obligation to Prevent Genocide in Gaza

By Professors @tomdannenbaum.bsky.social and @janinadill.bsky.social

#UnitedKingdom #Gaza #Diplomacy

U.K.'s mischaracterization of obligation to prevent genocide in Gaza

Legal experts argue that the United Kingdom's government has misconstrued how its duties under the Genocide Convention apply to Gaza.

www.justsecurity.org

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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 13d

Reupping this thread in light of the 2-page indictment of Comey.

Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 14d

Comey's testimony in 2020

On the left:

In hearing, Senator Cruz erroneously claimed McCabe had said Comey "directly authorized" leak to press. Comey denied that.

On the right:

Cruz was wrong. McCabe did not say Comey authorized the leak (source: Inspector General Report, on which Cruz relies)

Let's shift to another topic. On May 3rd, 2017, in this committee, Chairman Grassley asked you point blank, "Have you ever been an anonymous source in news reports about matters relating to the Trump investigation or the Clinton investigation?" You responded under oath, "Never." He then asked you, "Have you ever authorized someone else at the FBI to be an anonymous source in news reports about the Trump investigation or the Clinton administration?" You responded again under oath, "No." Now, as you know, Mr. McCabe, who works for you, has publicly and repeatedly stated that he leaked information to the Wall Street Journal and that you were directly aware of it and that you directly authorized it. Now, what Mr. McCabe is saying and what you testified to this committee cannot both be true. One or the other is false. Who's telling the truth? Mr. Comey: (01:52:43) I can only speak to my testimony. I stand by the testimony you summarized that I gave in May of 2017. Senator Cruz: (01:52:50) So your testimony is you've never authorized anyone to leak? And Mr. McCabe, if he says contrary, is not telling the truth, is that correct? Mr. Comey: (01:52:58) Again, I'm not going to characterize Andy's testimony, but mine is the same today.

According to McCabe’s testimony to the OIG on November 29, 2017, he and Comey discussed the October 30 WSJ article in person on October 31, 2016, when McCabe returned to the office from a trip . McCabe said that he told Comey that he had “authorized AD/OPA and Special Counsel to disclose the account of the August 12th call” and did not say anything to suggest in any way that it was unauthorized. McCabe told us that Comey “did not react negatively, just kind of accepted it.” McCabe also told us Comey thought it was a “good” idea that they presented this information to rebut the inaccurate and one-sided narrative that the FBI was not doing its job and was subject to DOJ political pressure, but the Department and PADAG were likely to be angry that “this information made its way into the paper.” McCabe told us that he did not recall telling Comey prior to publication of the October 30 article that he intended to authorize or had authorized Special Counsel and AD/OPA to recount his August 12 call with PADAG to the WSJ, although he said it was possible he did.

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Tom Dannenbaum @tomdannenbaum.bsky.social · 13d

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 15d

‘We are at our limit’: Gaza’s last hospitals overwhelmed as thousands flee south

‘Not enough of anything’, says surgeon, as Israel’s assault forces injured, sick and hungry people to leave Gaza City The few remaining hospitals and clinics in central and southern Gaza are being overwhelmed by a “tsunami” of injured and sick patients fleeing a new Israeli offensive in the north of the devastated territory, medics say. At both Nasser medical complex, in the southern city of Khan Younis, and field hospitals in al-Muwasi, the coastal “humanitarian zone” designated by Israel, staff are struggling to cope with large numbers of new arrivals forced out of Gaza City in the north of the devastated Palestinian territory. Continue reading...

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Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 15d

I'm just gonna keep reposting this inane BS from Justice Kavanaugh's concurrence on the roving immigration patrol case from LA.

The Government
sometimes makes brief investigative stops to check the
immigration status of those who gather in locations where
people are hired for day jobs; who work or appear to work
in jobs such as construction, landscaping, agriculture, or car
washes that often do not require paperwork and are
therefore attractive to illegal immigrants; and who do not
speak much if any English. If the officers learn that the
individual they stopped is a U. S. citizen or otherwise
lawfully in the United States, they promptly let the
individual go

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Tom Dannenbaum @tomdannenbaum.bsky.social · 16d

As the US government trains its sights on the ICC as a whole, a reminder of a continuing and indefensible failure to protect the institution and its agents:

Tom Dannenbaum @tomdannenbaum.bsky.social · Aug 21

It is scandalous that 🇪🇺 has still not invoked the blocking statute.

6 ICC judges, 3 ICC prosecutors, & 1 UN special rapporteur have now been targeted with this lawlessness.

3 abandoned by the 🇪🇺 of which they are citizens (ICC judges Guillou 🇫🇷 & Hohler 🇸🇮; UN SR Albanese 🇮🇹)

Tom Dannenbaum @tomdannenbaum.bsky.social · Jun 5

Among other actions, the EU must protect the ICC through the Blocking Statute:
finance.ec.europa.eu/eu-and-world...

There can be no further delay:
www.jurist.org/news/2025/04...

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Tom Dannenbaum @tomdannenbaum.bsky.social · 16d

This would be a catastrophic expansion of the disgraceful existing sanctions against 6 ICC judges and 3 prosecutors.

www.reuters.com/world/europe...

Exclusive: US could hit entire International Criminal Court with sanctions soon

The United States is considering imposing sanctions as soon as this week against the entire International Criminal Court, putting the court's day-to-day operations in jeopardy in retaliation for investigations of suspected Israeli war crimes.

www.reuters.com

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Samuel Moyn @samuelmoyn.bsky.social · 17d

verfassungsblog.de/turn-against...

Falling Far and Fast

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