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#unconstitutional

Government actions that violate the U.S. Constitution, as determined by courts or as argued by legal experts. Covers executive orders, statutes, and enforcement actions that exceed constitutional authority or violate constitutional protections.

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Updated May 20, 2026 Military Overreach
War Crime / Crime Against Humanity Ongoing

Iran War: Crime of Aggression — War Launched Without Congressional Authorization

The United States launched a major war against Iran without congressional authorization, without a UN Security Council mandate, and while diplomatic channels remained open. Legal experts, the Brennan Center, and international law scholars have characterized the strikes as unconstitutional and as potentially meeting the definition of a crime of aggression — what the Nuremberg Tribunal called 'the supreme international crime.'

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Iran warcrime of aggressioncongressional authorizationWar Powers ResolutionOperation Epic Fury
Updated March 25, 2026 Deportation & Immigration
Serious Rights Violation Ongoing

Third-Country Deportations to Rwanda, Ghana, and South Sudan

The US paid Rwanda, Ghana, Eswatini, and South Sudan to accept deportees who are not their nationals, in deals a federal judge ruled unconstitutional. HRW called the expulsion agreements violations of international human rights law, and domestic lawsuits in Ghana challenge the deal's legality.

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third-country deportationRwandaGhanaEswatiniSouth Sudan