Trump Sued Over U.S. Sanctions on War Crimes Investigation (1)

A group of law professors sued to block President Donald Trump’s order sanctioning the International Criminal Court over its investigation of possible war crimes committed by the U.S. military in Afghanistan.

The four professors claimed in a lawsuit filed Thursday in Manhattan federal court that the sanctions regime threatens them with as many as 20 years in prison if they provide advice and education to the ICC, as they have done in the past. According to the suit, which was filed with the non-profit Open Society Justice Initiative, the order violates the professors’ First Amendment rights.

The Justice Department ...