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lame54 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-13-09 03:57 PM
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Sue Yoo
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/06/12/MND5186KL8.DTL

Judge: Ex-Bush lawyer can be sued over torture
Bob Egelko, Chronicle Staff Writer
Saturday, June 13, 2009

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 Yoo for coming up with the legal theories that justified his alleged treatment, a federal judge in San Francisco ruled Friday.

U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White's decision marks the first time a government lawyer has been held potentially responsible for the abuse of detainees.

"Like any other government official, government lawyers are responsible for the foreseeable consequences of their conduct," White said in refusing to dismiss Jose Padilla's lawsuit against Yoo.

If Padilla, now serving a 17-year prison sentence on terrorism charges, can prove his allegations, he can show that Yoo "set in motion a series of events that resulted in the deprivation of Padilla's constitutional rights," White said...
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Xipe Totec Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-13-09 03:58 PM
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1. Eff Yoo! n/t
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lame54 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-13-09 04:16 PM
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2. .
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BuyingThyme Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-13-09 04:19 PM
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3. This is going to get ugly.
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aquart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-13-09 06:35 PM
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4. Yes!
I'm gonna hate it when this gets reversed.
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havocmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-13-09 06:37 PM
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5. Sue who?
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undeterred Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-13-09 06:45 PM
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6. Yoo is poo
figuratively speaking.
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Odin2005 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-13-09 06:56 PM
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7. Fuck Yoo!
:evilgrin:
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JackRiddler Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-17-09 05:01 PM
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8. He married his high school sweetheart, Susan She?
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