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The Taliban accused the ICC of political bias and failing to hold foreign occupiers accountable for wartime atrocities committed during the US-led War in Afghanistan from 2001 to 2021. However, the Taliban, which ousted the previous government and took power in August 2021, has declared that decision to be now devoid of any legal backing.
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.” Judge Hinkle held that while social media platforms are not entirely indistinguishable from newspapers or other traditional mediums for First Amendment purposes, they still exercise editorial scrutiny and engage in speech, thus subjecting the Florida statute to First Amendment scrutiny. Town of Gilbert, Ariz.
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