Federal judge rules suit can proceed over government lawyer’s torture justifications
Federal judge rules suit can proceed over government lawyer’s torture justifications A U.S. district judge said a convicted terrorist Jose Padilla could sue Bush administration lawyer John Woo for memos that argued that certain rough treatment did not constitute torture. -DB San Francisco Chronicle June 13, 2009 By Bob Egelko A prisoner who says he was tortured while being held for nearly four years as a suspected terrorist can sue former Bush administration lawyer John