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Re:Nicolas Guillou, French ICC judge sanctioned by the US an... by nradov on Tuesday December 30, 2025 @04:40PM (#46438344)
That's really not legally correct. Unless the case is specifically tied to terrorism, US federal courts don't claim jurisdiction over murders of private US citizens abroad.

https://www.justice.gov/archives/jm/criminal-resource-manual...

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Re:Nicolas Guillou, French ICC judge sanctioned by the US an... by bawolff on Tuesday December 30, 2025 @06:05PM (#46439205)
> US federal courts don't claim jurisdiction over murders of private US citizens abroad.

I meant if someone who is abroad (and never sets foot in usa) pays an assain to go to usa to murder someone on us soil.

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