In the wake of President Obama’s praiseworthy decision to make public the Bush administration’s Office of Legal Counsel torture memos, some commentators have taken the view that the Obama administration should rule out the possibility of torture prosecutions. Not so fast.
The president established a Special Task Force that is reviewing interrogation and rendition policies. The U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Professional Responsibility is investigating the shoddy lawyering behind the torture memos and perhaps outside interference in those opinions. The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence is investigating the CIA’s detention and interrogation program. A national investigative commission remains an important option.
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.
For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]
