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A federal judge in Oakland, California dismissed a lawsuit Wednesday that aimed to stop the U.S. from aiding Israel's catastrophic assault on the Gaza Strip—but also offered sharp criticism of the Biden administration's unwavering support for the war. U.S. Judge Jeffrey White of the Northern District of California ruled that the suit brought by Palestinian rights organizations and individuals in both the U.S.
Diala Shamas, senior staff attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights —which represented the plaintiffs in Defense for Children International – Palestine v. Biden—said in a statement Wednesday that the federal court's ruling was 'far from a win for the U.S. government.' President Joe Biden, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and Pentagon Secretary Lloyd Austin were named as defendants in the lawsuit, which sought an emergency order halting U.S.
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