Russia Retaliates Against Western Sanctions: Bill to Seize Foreign-Owned Assets Reconsidered, Put to Vote

A bill to allow the government to seize foreign-owned assets to pay back individuals and companies impacted by Western sanctions was reintroduced to Russia’s Parliament for deliberation after one billionaire businessman loses his $40 million estate in Italy over Western sanctions, reports the International Business Times.

The U.S. and EU imposed sanctions against Russia in September over its role in the ongoing war in Ukraine. According to IBT the sanctions were intended to target Russian President Vladimir Putin’s close allies in an effort to increase pressure on Putin.

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Though the Russian Parliament’s lower house approved the draft bill—called the “Rotenberg Law”—in October, it must pass several more rounds of voting before being signed into law.

Critics of the bill claim, according to IBT, that it would only help the wealthy elite at the expense of the “ordinary Russias,” and could potentially cause more economic harm than good.

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Russian Law Proposes Foreign Asset Seizures To Compensate Those Affected By Ukraine Sanctions

Scalia: Internment Camps Will Return

The Washington Times has reported that US Supreme Court Justice Scalia, during a recent visit to the University of Hawaii’s Law School,, “You are kidding yourself if you think the same thing will not happen again,” referring to the 1944 US Supreme Court case, Korematsu v. US, that upheld the law oordering the internment of Japanese-American citizens during the World War 2.

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Justice Scalia mentioned that he thought the ruling on Korematsu v. US 1944 was wrong.  However, he did not elaborate on why he thought the US government will resort to interning groups of people again if war were to break out. Some people, who believe that the US is becoming more of an authoritarian state, have interpreted Justice Scalia’s remark as a warning of things to come.  ALtenrtaive journalist Matt Drudge has also issued a cryptic warning on his Twitter “Have an exit plan…” . 

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Scalia: Internment Camps will return

In times of war, countries are apt to defend themselves and sometimes due process and constitutional rights gets thrown out. The Washington Time reports that United States Supreme Court Justice Scalia had made an interesting statement at the University of Hawaii’s Law School, defending a nation’s rights to intern American citizens if war breaks out. Scalia said, “You are kidding yourself if you think the same thing will not happen again,” referring to a 1944 US Supreme Court case, Korematsu v. US, that upheld the law on interning Japanese-American citizens during the World War 2, when United States troops were battling the Japanese abroad.

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Although, Justice Scalia did mention that he thought the ruling on Korematsu v. US 1944 was wrong, it seemed rather irresponsible for Justice Scalia to make this statement while the US has been waging a war on terrorist since the September 11^th attack, and using national security as a grounds for action, the rights of many groups of Americans have been infringed upon. For example, some Muslim Americans with certain names are added to “no fly” lists with the TSA (Transportation Security Advisors), and are often harassed at the airports even though they are not affiliated with any terrorist groups.

To try and clarify the statement the Dean of the University of Hawaii’s law school issued a statement saying that he thinks that Justice Scalia meant that, “people always have to be vigilant and the law can’t be trusted to provide protection”.

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