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President Donald Trump Has Renewed Sanctions Against International Criminal Court |
On February 6, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order (E.O.) Imposing Sanctions on the International Criminal Court authorizing economic sanctions against the International Criminal... |
Michael Plachta |
41 |
3 |
2025-02-14 |
United States |
International Criminal Court, Sanctions |
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Council of Europe Adopts Convention Establishing an International Claims Commission for Ukraine |
At its 1541st meeting, on October 22, 2025, the Committee of Ministers approved the draft Convention establishing an International Claims Commission for Ukraine. The ministers... |
Michael Plachta |
41 |
11 |
2025-10-24 |
Europe, Ukraine |
European Commission, European Court of Human Rights, International Courts |
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Europol Releases Its EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report (TE-SAT) |
On June 24, 2025, Europol released its annual “European Union Terrorism Situation and Trend Report (TE-SAT)”,[1] which it has produced since 2007.
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Michael Plachta |
41 |
7 |
2025-07-03 |
European Union |
Europol, Terrorism |
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FinCEN Decides Not Enforce BOI Reporting Penalties for U.S. Persons and Domestic Entities |
The saga of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) continues to take many twists and turns. On February 17, 2025, in Smith et al v. U.S. Department of Treasury, et al,[1] the U.S. District Court for... |
Bruce Zagaris |
41 |
3 |
2025-03-07 |
United States |
Transparency |
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Thailand Approves Extradition of Illegal Online Gambling Kingpin |
On November 10, 2025, Thailand’s Appeals Court ordered the extradition of She Zhijiang, a Chinese-Cambodian businessman accused of running one of Asia’s largest illegal online gambling... |
Austin Wahl |
41 |
12 |
2025-11-21 |
China, Thailand |
Cybercrime, Extradition, Gambling |
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From Sidelines to Settlements: How House v. NCAA and the SCORE Act Are Reshaping Global Compliance in College Sports |
The landmark House v. NCAA settlement, finalized in June 2025, marks a seismic shift in the legal and regulatory landscape of collegiate athletics in the United States (U.S.).
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Adriana Sanford |
41 |
8 |
2025-07-18 |
United States |
Antitrust Cooperation, Lawsuits, Regulation |
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U.S. Supreme Court Indicates Ruling against Mexico in Suit against Gun Manufacturers |
On March 4, 2025, the United States Supreme Court heard an oral argument concerning the lawsuit brought by the Mexican government against seven major gun manufacturers and a gun wholesaler. The... |
Bruce Zagaris |
41 |
4 |
2025-03-28 |
Mexico, United States |
Arms Trafficking |
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Beyond Disclosure: Institutionalizing Research Compliance in an Era of Foreign Influence and National Security Risk |
Amid intensifying geopolitical pressures and heightened regulatory scrutiny, leading research institutions are increasingly expected to navigate a complex landscape through robust governance,... |
Adriana Sanford |
41 |
9 |
2025-08-08 |
United States |
Compliance, National Security |
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Transnational Repression and the Reach of Sanctions: U.S. Measures Against Chinese and Hong Kong Officials |
On March 31, 2025, the United States sanctioned six Chinese and Hong Kong officials in response to acts of transnational repression.[1] Transnational repression is “any action taken by a... |
Katherine Scher |
41 |
5 |
2025-04-18 |
China, Hong Kong, United States |
Sanctions |
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5th Circuit Appellate Court Stays and then Reinstates Nationwide Injunction to Corporate Transparency Act by Texas District Court |
On December 3, 2014, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas granted the plaintiff’s motion for a preliminary injunction, making it effective nationwide.[1] Judge Amos... |
Bruce Zagaris |
41 |
1 |
2025-01-03 |
United States |
Transparency |
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U.S. Appellate Court Affirms Decision that Trump’s Tariffs Are Illegal and U.S. Supreme Court Will Hear Case on an Expedited Basis |
On August 29, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in a decision ruled 7-4 to uphold the decision of the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) that President Trump’s five... |
Bruce Zagaris |
41 |
10 |
2025-09-05 |
United States |
Sanctions, Trade Enforcement |
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Leaders of Sinaloa Cartel Faction Charged with Narco-Terrorism for First Time |
For the first time in the United States, two leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel have been charged by indictment with narco-terrorism and materially supporting a foreign terrorist organization, in... |
Austin Wahl |
41 |
6 |
2025-05-16 |
United States |
Court Conviction, Drugs & Trafficking |
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U.S. Supreme Court Stays Injunction to Allow Implementation of Corporate Transparency Act |
On January 23, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court stayed a nationwide injunction of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). As a result, pending a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth... |
Bruce Zagaris |
41 |
2 |
2025-01-24 |
United States |
Money Laundering, Transparency |
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U.S. Deportees Sue Ghanaian Government Over Breach of Human Rights |
In September 2025, eleven migrants who had been deported from the United States (U.S.) filed a lawsuit against the government of Ghana, arguing that it had breached their rights and detained them... |
Austin Wahl |
41 |
11 |
2025-10-03 |
Ghana, United States |
Deportation, Detention, Human Rights |
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The Real Government Fraud: An Examination of Foreign Actors’ Role in Defrauding the Federal Government |
The United States federal government is riddled with fraud. This fraud is not the same as the “fraud” that is demonized by the second Trump administration, Elon Musk, and conservative... |
Dimitris Konstantopoulos |
41 |
7 |
2025-06-06 |
China, North Korea, Russia, United States |
Fraud, Identity Theft, U.S. Federal Government |
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U.S. Expands Forced-Labor Blacklist: The Impact on Global Trade and Human Rights Enforcement |
The Biden administration’s recent expansion of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) blacklist, which now includes nearly 30 additional Chinese companies, represents the largest... |
Emily Hong |
41 |
3 |
2025-02-14 |
China, United States |
Human Rights |
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ICC Convicts Sudanese Militia Commander for War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity |
On October 6, 2025, Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman was unanimously convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity by Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC or ‘the... |
Chloe Fontenelle |
41 |
11 |
2025-10-24 |
Sudan |
Crimes against Humanity, International Criminal Court, War Crimes |
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Ecuador Arrests Leader of Drug Gang on U.S. Extradition Request |
On June 25, 2025, Ecuadorian law enforcement arrested the country’s most notorious drug trafficker, José Adolfo “Fito” Macłas Villamar. Specialized Ecuadorian police and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
41 |
7 |
2025-07-03 |
Ecuador, United States |
Drug Enforcement, Organized Crime |
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Sexual Violence Against Children is on the Rise Amidst the Ongoing Conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo |
Over the last month, the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has issued multiple reports expressing concern over the alarming rate of sexual violence against... |
Morinsola Tinubu |
41 |
3 |
2025-03-07 |
Congo, Rwanda |
Abuse of Children, Crimes against Humanity, Sex Crimes |
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Stolen Egyptian Artifact Returned by the Dutch Government |
On November 2, the Netherlands’ Prime Minister Dick Schoof announced during talks with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi in Cairo that the Dutch government would return a Pharaoh-era... |
Lucy Carroll |
41 |
12 |
2025-11-26 |
Egypt, Netherlands |
Art and Cultural Property, Cross-Border Communication, Cultural Property |