Federal Judge Blocks US Sanctions Against UN Expert on Palestinian Territories

A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked U.S. sanctions against Francesca Albanese, a U.N. expert on the Palestinian territories, finding that the Trump administration likely violated her free-speech rights by imposing the measures after she criticized U.S. ally Israel’s war in Gaza. The sanctions barred her from entering the U.S. and banking there. Albanese, an Italian lawyer who is U.N. special rapporteur […] The post Federal Judge Blocks US Sanctions Against UN Expert on Palesti...