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struggle4progress Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-22-10 09:31 PM
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ACLU Files Suit Seeking OPR Report on Torture Memos
By Ryan J. Reilly | January 22, 2010

The American Civil Liberties Union today filed suit against the Justice Department, seeking a copy of the department’s Office of Professional Responsibility report on the authors of the so-called “torture memos.”

The OPR ethics probe is looking into the work of three DOJ attorneys — Steven Bradbury, John Yoo and Jay Bybee.

In June, Attorney General Eric Holder said the OPR report would be available within a matter of weeks, and in November he said it would be available by the end of the month. No further predictions about the timing of the release have been forthcoming from DOJ.

Because the report had not been released, the ACLU filed a Freedom of Information Act Request for the report in December ...

http://www.mainjustice.com/2010/01/22/aclu-files-suit-seeking-opr-report-on-torture-memos/
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gimama Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-22-10 09:47 PM
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1. Excellent! ck out David Swanson's site
for some links to actions,petition,etc for disbarring the torture-lawyers.
www.afterdowningstreet.org ..
1 link there is www.impeachbybee.org but there is more if You'll look around.

also, just cuz I need to say it:
www.indictbushnow.org
well,now I feel a little better ;)
Thank YOU for sharing this news!
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