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Padilla v. Yoo, No. 09-16478 (9th Cir.) (678 F.3d 748) (May 2, 2012) (Judge Raymond C. Fisher)

Loaded on May 14, 2012 published in Punch and Jurists May 14, 2012
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Clearly Established Rights.

Here the Court held that John Yoo, who authored several legal memoranda authorizing coercive interrogation techniques, was entitled to qualified immunity for his actions in a civil rights lawsuit brought by Jose Padilla, an American citizen.

In Padilla v. Yoo, 633 F.Supp.2d 1005 (N.D.Cal. June 12, 2009) (“Yoo I”) (P&J, ...

 

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