WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11091) on the first prosecution under the War Crimes Act on Dec. 22, 2023, by legislative attorney Karen Sokol: * * * The First Prosecution Under the War Crimes Act: Overview and International Legal Context On December 6, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) brought an indictment in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia against four members of the Russian armed forces or allied military units (Defendan more PR