Olc Memos

Former Bush Official Wins Protection From Torture Lawsuit

AP | PAUL ELIAS | Posted 05.03.2012

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SAN FRANCISCO — An appeals court on Wednesday tossed out a convicted terrorist's lawsuit accusing a high-ranking Bush administration lawyer who ...

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The Surveillance Memos, and a Suggestion for Jack Goldsmith

Jameel Jaffer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jameel Jaffer

Last week, almost five years after we filed our request under the Freedom of Information Act request, we managed to obtain two Bush administration legal memos about government surveillance.

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Sam Stein

Dawn Johnsen To Be Re-Nominated, Confirms White House

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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A White House official confirms what the Huffington Post reported on Wednesday -- that the administration is set to re-nominate Dawn Johnsen, the cont...

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There Must Be Consequences

Rep. Earl Blumenauer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rep. Earl Blumenauer

The torture practices under the Bush administration aren't just counterproductive in terms of a vague image of the United States, they're actually dangerous.

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The Torture Memos: Berlin, 1937 Version

Shayana Kadidal | Posted 05.25.2011

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Shayana Kadidal

The memorandum, issued by the Reich Ministry of Justice, followed a meeting of several Justice Ministry lawyers and public prosecutors with several high-level Gestapo officials. It speaks for itself.

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