John Yoo's incompetence substantiated...

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Curt Wechsler, The World Can't Wait

on December 25, 2010 9:07 PM | Permalink | TrackBacks (0)

Ninth Circuit Court Judge orders first-ever damages for Bush-eral wiretapping,

awards $2.5 million to attorneys representing the Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation

Citing Yoo's "flawed" advice, Judge Walker rules

the electronic surveillance program illegal.

(Yoo's 2001 opinion has been repudiated by his

successors at the Justice Department.)

Plaintiffs' counsel Jon Eisenberg remarks

"This is quite an indictment of John Yoo."

Judge Vaughn Walker is scheduled to teach a course at Berkeley Law in the spring.

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