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Tortured Law: The Role of the Office of Legal Counsel and the Use of Torture
March 10, 2010, 6:30pm – 8:00pm
To watch the video, click here: www.americanprogress.org/events/2010/03/torturedlaw.html
After a five-year investigation, the Justice Department’s Office of Professional Responsibility finally concluded in a report released on February 19, 2010 that Bush administration Office of Legal Counsel officials John Yoo and Jay Bybee "exercised poor judgment" for their role in drafting the 2002 memos that authorized the use of techniques otherwise understood to constitute torture in detainee interrogations. However, a Department of Justice official overruled OPR’s recommendation and determined that the officials should not be referred to their respective bar associations for investigation of professional misconduct.
The release of the report has spurred criticism, particularly because OPR staff could not interview key witnesses or review hundreds of emails written by the lawyers. Why were critical records destroyed? Why were witnesses and materials kept from investigators? Broader questions also remain: Were these lawyers simply giving the president their best legal advice? Or was their work part of a larger conspiracy to distort the law and assisted their client in criminal or fraudulent conduct?
Please join the Center for American Progress and the Alliance for Justice for a discussion about the OPR report and next steps toward torture accountability. A screening of Alliance for Justice’s short documentary film, "Tortured Law" will proceed a panel discussion moderated by Ken Gude, Associate Director of the Center for American Progress International Rights and Responsibilities program.
Featured Speaker:
Congressman Jerrold Nadler
Panelists:
Nan Aron, President, Alliance for Justice
David Cole, Professor of Law, Georgetown University
Bruce Fein, Chairman of the American Freedom Agenda
Moderator:
Ken Gude, Associate Director, International Rights and Responsibilities, Center for American Progress
PHOTO CREDIT:
Ralph Alswang
Photographer
202-487-5025
ralph@ralphphoto.com
www.ralphphoto.com
Bruce Fein
Image by Center for American Progress
Tortured Law: The Role of the Office of Legal Counsel and the Use of Torture
March 10, 2010, 6:30pm – 8:00pm
To watch the video, click here: www.americanprogress.org/events/2010/03/torturedlaw.html
After a five-year investigation, the Justice Department’s Office of Professional Responsibility finally concluded in a report released on February 19, 2010 that Bush administration Office of Legal Counsel officials John Yoo and Jay Bybee "exercised poor judgment" for their role in drafting the 2002 memos that authorized the use of techniques otherwise understood to constitute torture in detainee interrogations. However, a Department of Justice official overruled OPR’s recommendation and determined that the officials should not be referred to their respective bar associations for investigation of professional misconduct.
The release of the report has spurred criticism, particularly because OPR staff could not interview key witnesses or review hundreds of emails written by the lawyers. Why were critical records destroyed? Why were witnesses and materials kept from investigators? Broader questions also remain: Were these lawyers simply giving the president their best legal advice? Or was their work part of a larger conspiracy to distort the law and assisted their client in criminal or fraudulent conduct?
Please join the Center for American Progress and the Alliance for Justice for a discussion about the OPR report and next steps toward torture accountability. A screening of Alliance for Justice’s short documentary film, "Tortured Law" will proceed a panel discussion moderated by Ken Gude, Associate Director of the Center for American Progress International Rights and Responsibilities program.
Featured Speaker:
Congressman Jerrold Nadler
Panelists:
Nan Aron, President, Alliance for Justice
David Cole, Professor of Law, Georgetown University
Bruce Fein, Chairman of the American Freedom Agenda
Moderator:
Ken Gude, Associate Director, International Rights and Responsibilities, Center for American Progress
PHOTO CREDIT:
Ralph Alswang
Photographer
202-487-5025
ralph@ralphphoto.com
www.ralphphoto.com
Nan Aron, David Cole, Bruce Fein and Ken Gude
Image by Center for American Progress
Tortured Law: The Role of the Office of Legal Counsel and the Use of Torture
March 10, 2010, 6:30pm – 8:00pm
To watch the video, click here: www.americanprogress.org/events/2010/03/torturedlaw.html
After a five-year investigation, the Justice Department’s Office of Professional Responsibility finally concluded in a report released on February 19, 2010 that Bush administration Office of Legal Counsel officials John Yoo and Jay Bybee "exercised poor judgment" for their role in drafting the 2002 memos that authorized the use of techniques otherwise understood to constitute torture in detainee interrogations. However, a Department of Justice official overruled OPR’s recommendation and determined that the officials should not be referred to their respective bar associations for investigation of professional misconduct.
The release of the report has spurred criticism, particularly because OPR staff could not interview key witnesses or review hundreds of emails written by the lawyers. Why were critical records destroyed? Why were witnesses and materials kept from investigators? Broader questions also remain: Were these lawyers simply giving the president their best legal advice? Or was their work part of a larger conspiracy to distort the law and assisted their client in criminal or fraudulent conduct?
Please join the Center for American Progress and the Alliance for Justice for a discussion about the OPR report and next steps toward torture accountability. A screening of Alliance for Justice’s short documentary film, "Tortured Law" will proceed a panel discussion moderated by Ken Gude, Associate Director of the Center for American Progress International Rights and Responsibilities program.
Featured Speaker:
Congressman Jerrold Nadler
Panelists:
Nan Aron, President, Alliance for Justice
David Cole, Professor of Law, Georgetown University
Bruce Fein, Chairman of the American Freedom Agenda
Moderator:
Ken Gude, Associate Director, International Rights and Responsibilities, Center for American Progress
PHOTO CREDIT:
Ralph Alswang
Photographer
202-487-5025
ralph@ralphphoto.com
www.ralphphoto.com
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