Law Practice,
Government,
Admiralty/Maritime
Feb. 18, 2020
The government lawyer (part 1)
As a young government lawyer, It didn't take me long to learn that politics can override good policy.





Myron Moskovitz
Legal Director
Moskovitz Appellate Team
90 Crocker Ave
Piedmont , CA 94611-3823
Phone: (510) 384-0354
Email: myronmoskovitz@gmail.com
UC Berkeley SOL Boalt Hal
Myron Moskovitz is author of Strategies On Appeal (CEB, 2021; digital: ceb.com; print: https://store.ceb.com/strategies-on-appeal-2) and Winning An Appeal (5th ed., Carolina Academic Press). He is Director of Moskovitz Appellate Team, a group of former appellate judges and appellate research attorneys who handle and consult on appeals and writs. See MoskovitzAppellateTeam.com. The Daily Journal designated Moskovitz Appellate Team as one of California's top boutique law firms. Myron can be contacted at myronmoskovitz@gmail.com or (510) 384-0354. Prior "Moskovitz On Appeal" columns can be found at http://moskovitzappellateteam.com/blog.
I just watched "The Report," the recent flick about Senate staffer Daniel Jones.
Senator Diane Feinstein had assigned Jones to investigate allegations that the CIA tortured suspected terrorists after the 9/11 attacks. Overcoming CIA resistance, Jones managed to gather enough documents to show extensive CIA abuses. He also showed that the torture produced almost no useful information.
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