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25 Aug 2023, 6:11 am by Neil H. Buchanan
  Having now had some time to ponder the phenomenon, I think that discussing this group in contrast to other conservative typologies could be a surprisingly interesting exercise.To be clear, Goldsmith's one good moment was indeed quite good: as a Bush White House lawyer, he withdrew the infamous Bybee Torture memos, after which he resigned from the Administration. [read post]
21 Dec 2022, 5:00 am by Michael C. Dorf
The main lawyers involved in the effort--David Addington (as counsel to the VP and known as "Cheney's Cheney"), Jay Bybee (Bush's first head of the Office of Legal Counsel), and John Yoo (Bybee's deputy)--were investigated but not prosecuted for war crimes by a Spanish judge and ultimately suffered only modest reputational consequences at home. [read post]
13 Apr 2020, 4:26 pm by Jon Sands
Walker, No. 18-10211 (3-20-20)(Bybee w/Melloy & N. [read post]
3 Mar 2020, 5:00 am by Peter Margulies
In East Bay, the court’s ruling affirms a district court injunction that has been in effect for more than a year, after both the Ninth Circuit—in an opinion by conservative Judge Jay Bybee—and the Supreme Court denied stays. [read post]
20 Dec 2018, 6:04 am by Peter Margulies
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in an opinion by Judge Jay Bybee, denied the government’s request to stay the TRO. [read post]
8 Nov 2017, 3:05 pm by Christine Corcos
 The Selection Committee includes Linda Berger, David Caudill, Amy Dillard, Bruce Hay, Ian Gallacher, Melissa Marlow, Jeremy Mullem, Nancy Modesitt, Stephen Paskey, and Terrill Pollman. [read post]
8 Nov 2017, 3:05 pm
 The Selection Committee includes Linda Berger, David Caudill, Amy Dillard, Bruce Hay, Ian Gallacher, Melissa Marlow, Jeremy Mullem, Nancy Modesitt, Stephen Paskey, and Terrill Pollman. [read post]
28 Jul 2017, 11:00 am by Jon Sands
Martinez-Lopez, No. 14-50014 (Tallman for the 9-2 en banc panel; Berzon concurring and dissenting; Bybee, concurring and dissenting but frustrated) --- The Ninth Circuit affirmed a sentence for illegal reentry, holding that a violation of Cal. [read post]
27 Mar 2017, 7:15 am
As several commenters have shown, including the ACLU’s David Cole, the strict  “four corners”  view is wrong. [read post]
16 Mar 2017, 4:43 am by Peter Margulies
In my opinion, these facts do not present a persuasive policy case for the EO’s pause in admissions, for reasons that former senior Department of Homeland Security lawyer David Martin states here. [read post]
2 Mar 2015, 11:00 pm
 The scheme had the participation and express or tacit assent of many others, from President Bush and Vice-President Cheney and the NSC Principals on down to Justice Department lawyers John Yoo, Jay Bybee, Patrick Philbin, Daniel Levin, Stephen Bradbury, DOD General Counsel Jim Haynes, Counsel to the Vice-President David Addington, and Counsel to the National Security Adviser John Bellinger. [read post]
Against this background, we write, [T]he failure to conduct a comprehensive criminal investigation would contribute to the notion that torture remains a permissible policy option for future administrations; undermine the ability of the United States to advocate for human rights abroad; and compromise Americans' faith in the rule of law at home As to the officials who should be investigated, the Times editorial names former Vice President Dick Cheney; Cheney's chief of staff,… [read post]