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: Dispatches from the Culture WarsDOJ Delays OPR Report, Continues to Defend Yoo
By Ed Brayton
My colleague Daphne Eviatar seems to have found the reason why the DOJ continues to delay the release of the Office of Professional Responsibility report on John Yoo and Jay Bybee -- because it might interfere with the legal position they continue to take in a lawsuit against former Bush DOJ official John Yoo.
Yoo is being sued by Jose Padilla, an American citizen arrested as a terrorist and subjected to harsh interrogation techniques, isolation and more. He is suing Yoo for providing the legal justification for his mistreatment. Initially, the DOJ provided a legal defense for Yoo, but a few months ago Yoo requested that his private lawyer, Miguel Estrada, be allowed to handle the defense at public expense. That request was granted.
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