U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
May 4, 2012
Former Bush attorney has immunity in alleged torture of convicted terrorist
Former Bush administration attorney John C. Yoo is off the hook in a civil suit seeking to hold him liable for the detention and alleged torture of convicted terrorist Jose Padilla, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel held.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Former Bush administration attorney John C. Yoo is off the hook in a civil suit seeking to hold him liable for the detention and alleged torture of convicted terrorist Jose Padilla, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel held Wednesday.
The panel voted 3-0 that Yoo, who drafted the so-called "torture memos" that justified harsh treatment of terrorist suspects following the September 11, 20...
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