Federal judge blocks enforcement of Trump’s order on ICC

By Jasper Ward

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A federal judge blocked on Friday the enforcement of U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order targeting those who work with the International Criminal Court.

The ruling follows an April lawsuit by two human rights advocates challenging Trump’s February 6 order authorizing potentially far-reaching economic and travel sanctions on people who work on ICC investigations of U.S. citizens or U.S. allies, such as Israel.

In her ruling, U.S. District Judge…