Protest at Jeppesen -- Hold the Torturers Accountable! Thursday, September 9 at 5:00 PM in front of Jeppesen office, 225 W. Santa Clara St, San Jose On Wednesday, September 8, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals threw out the lawsuit that charged Jeppesen Dataplan (a Boeing subsidiary) with complicity in the CIA torture flights. The Obama Justice Dept. had asked the court to throw out the lawsuit because it might reveal "state secrets." What secrets? Bush administration officials have admitted that torture, including waterboarding (almost drowning) was used often, against detainees in various hidden prisons around the world. There should be no secrecy but rather full disclosure of all the facts around the torture flights. All participants--government agencies, corporations like Jeppesen, and individuals who planned and carried out the torture--must be held accountable. |
| Location: | Room 110 |
Thursday, September 09, 2010 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM | |
Calendar: | Berkeley Law Events |
| Department: | Law |
WOW!
Prof. Jesse Choper and Prof. John Yoo will provide a "round up" of the recent U.S. Supreme Court term and preview what's up next.
Find out the latest in environmental, national security, international, orientation, technology, and criminal procedure law.
Professors will also speak of Justice's Kagan's potential influence on the Court.
THIS IS A MUST SEE (ONLY @ BERKELEY LAW) MEGA EVENT
A sampling of some of the hot cases to be discussed:
•Schwarzenegger v. Video Software Dealers Association-- This case tests a California law that prohibits the sale or rental of violent video games to minors. In April in a related matter, the court rejected arguments by Kagan's office to bar the sale of images of animal cruelty, such as dogfighting.
•Snyder v. Phelps-- This case tests the speech rights of Kansas preacher Fred Phelps, who uses the venue of military funerals to publicize his protests against homosexuality. Phelps and his associates carried signs bearing anti-gay slurs outside services in Westminster, Md., for a U.S. Marine killed in Iraq. The Marine's father sued Phelps for infliction of emotional distress and won a $5 million verdict; an appeals court reversed the decision on free-speech grounds.
•Connick v. Thompson-- This tests the liability of a prosecutor who failed to reveal exculpatory evidence, including blood from a murder scene, in a case that led to the freeing of a Louisiana death row inmate.
What can YOU do to add your strength to "Berkeley Says No to Torture" Week?
- Organize a teach-in, debate, lunchtime speak-out . . .
- Arrange a poetry event, film showing, orange jumpsuit "No More Guantanamos" vigil . . .
- Spark debate over "NO TO TORTURE" on Facebook and other conversations . . .
- Spread the wearing of orange ribbons against torture (raise $$ for anti-torture organizations) . . .
- Ask anti-war military veterans to volunteer for the week's Speakers Bureau . . .
- Organize a congregation to hold a service, a vigil, or a public banner display . . .
- Write op-eds for local and campus news media . . .
- Recruit artists to hang a show on the week's theme . . .
- Organize spoken-word artists for "Poetry Against Torture" events . . .
- Make a giant freeway banner, and let thousands see your message . . .
- Ask your local politicians to support Berkeley City Council on Sept. 21 when it can vote to sanction this week of action, and ask them when they'll do the same in your city . . .

September 22, 2010, 6:30pm
Open to Members* and Guests of Members only. Invite is non transferrable. Must RSVP to kelsie@gen-next.org to attend. Adding program to calendar does not constitute RSVP.
Where: TBD - Beverly Hills/Hollywood
RSVP: Kelsie
John Yoo, Former Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Office of Legal Counsel at the U.S. Department of Justice & Professor of Law at Berkeley
* Membership - Dynamic, exceptional and successful individuals unified by a positive and ambitious plan for the future. Membership is by invitation-only and requires an annual contribution of $10,000.
c/o Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW):
31 Aug 2010 // Yesterday, as part of a lawsuit CREW brought against the Department of Justice (DOJ) for the missing John Yoo emails, DOJ produced 927 pages of emails located in Mr. Yoo's mailbox. While this production suggests DOJ finally may have located what it told the Office of Professional Responsibility several years ago was missing, it sheds no light on Mr. Yoo's role in drafting the torture memos or, indeed, on anything Mr. Yoo may have done while at DOJ. Instead, the vast majority of these 927 pages consists of email traffic regarding Mr. Yoo's frequent stints as a lecturer and the various and sundry articles he published while employed by DOJ. It seems that Mr. Yoo, while on the federal payroll, was busy expanding his credentials for the next job on which he had set his sights - a return to academia...
Click here to read the letter to CREW's Chief Counsel Anne Weismann from the U.S. Department of Justice.
Click here to read the emails from John Yoo.
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