Kimberly Prost, a Canadian judge at the International Criminal Court (ICC), accompanied by two other judges, has filed a lawsuit against former President Donald Trump and his administration. The legal action argues that the sanctions imposed exceeded Trump’s authority.
The lawsuit, initiated in the Southern District of New York, aims to counteract moves by the Trump administration perceived by some experts as undermining international law. If the judges succeed, the case may limit U.S. government power in sanctioning judges for rulings it opposes.
Among those joining Ms. Prost are Judges Reine Alapini-Gansou from Benin and Solomy Balungi Bossa from Uganda. A lawyer representing the judges provided The New York Times with the filed complaint.
Sanctions were first announced in February 2025 by the State Department in response to ICC investigations into alleged actions by Israelis and Americans. It is important to note that neither Israel nor the United States are ICC members. Established in 2002, the ICC’s mission is to prosecute severe international crimes such as genocide.
Over subsequent months, the U.S. expanded its sanctions list to include additional ICC judges. In June 2025, Secretary of State Marco Rubio sanctioned four judges, including Ms. Alapini-Gansou and Ms. Bossa, who had issued arrest warrants for Israeli leaders.
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