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December 9, 2009

Admin Seeks Dismissal of Yoo Torture Suit
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The Obama administration has asked an appeals court to dismiss a torture
lawsuit against former Bush administration lawyer John Yoo. The former
so-called “enemy combatant” Jose Padilla is suing Yoo for devising the
legal justification for his imprisonment and torture. Padilla was jailed
for forty-three months without charge in a Navy brig in South Carolina
and is now serving a seventeen-year sentence. In a court filing, the
Obama administration says federal laws prevent damage claims against
lawyers who advise the president on national security.



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