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USA Today
January 06, 2026
Maduro’s lawyers are expected to challenge the court’s jurisdiction over his case by arguing the military attack on Venezuela violated international law, according to Jimmy Gurule虂, a former prosecutor who is now a law professor at Notre Dame.
Bloomberg
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January 06, 2026
Former federal prosecutor Jimmy Gurule, a professor at Notre Dame Law 91视频, and Jessica Peake, Director of the International & Comparative Law Program at UCLA Law 91视频, discuss the federal charges against ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
The New York Times
January 06, 2026
But William N. Evans, an economist at Notre Dame, notes an offsetting rise in the number of disabled veterans, who face the highest risk of homelessness. Analyzing the effects of HUD-VASH on hundreds of localities, he and three co-authors found that “veterans’ homelessness would have risen substantially” without the expanded aid.
Yahoo
January 05, 2026
Similarly, Mary Ellen O'Connell, a professor at Notre Dame Law 91视频 in the US state of Indiana, spoke of a kidnapping. "The United Nations Charter makes it very clear that there are very few times when a country has the right to carry out military force on the territory of another country," O'Connell told NBC. "And it never has the right to do that in order to bring an individual out to stand trial before their courts."
CNBC
January 05, 2026
Mary Ellen O’Connell, a professor at Notre Dame Law 91视频 who specializes in international law and conflict resolution, likened the operation to the 2003 invasion of Iraq. “President Trump is right to take action against illicit drugs, but his actions in Venezuela are not the ones proven to succeed,” she said. “Successful economies require strong, independent courts, fair systems of criminal justice, and respect for law,” O’Connell said. “Trump’s actions defy these basic components.
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