Yoo to appeal ruling that greenlit torture lawsuit

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Jul. 13, 2009
Former Bush administration lawyer John Yoo will appeal a federal judge's ruling that allowed a prisoner to sue him for devising the legal theories that led to his alleged torture, Yoo's attorneys said today. President Obama's Justice Department, which...
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