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WHAT BYBEE APPROVED: "[I] n the finest legalese" and with "grotesque, lawyerly logic," Bybee wrote 40 pages of justification for treatment that clearly constituted "cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment."
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HOW TO IMPEACH BYBEE: The Progress Report is asking readers to sign a petition to be sent to the House Judiciary Committee, urging it to hold hearings on Bybee.
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HOW TO IMPEACH BYBEE: The Progress Report is asking readers to sign a petition to be sent to the House Judiciary Committee, urging it to hold hearings on Bybee.
Later On 2009
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WHAT BYBEE APPROVED: "[I] n the finest legalese" and with "grotesque, lawyerly logic," Bybee wrote 40 pages of justification for treatment that clearly constituted "cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment."
Later On 2009
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No. The criticism of Yoo/Bybee is based on the content of their advice (not advocacy).
The Volokh Conspiracy » My Contribution to the NYT ‘Room for Debate’ Blog on the AQ7 Argument 2010
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The shift is significant: the original finding would have triggered a referral to state bar associations for potential disciplinary action — which, in Bybee’s case, could have led to an impeachment inquiry.
Think Progress » DOJ official reportedly clears torture architects John Yoo and Jay Bybee. 2010
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Some threats of imminent death are less terrifying than others, Mr. Bybee is saying, especially if “the relief is almost immediate when the cloth is removed from the nose and mouth.”
Archive 2009-04-01 2009
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Some threats of imminent death are less terrifying than others, Mr. Bybee is saying, especially if “the relief is almost immediate when the cloth is removed from the nose and mouth.”
Torture 2009
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These memos make it clear that Mr. Bybee is unfit for a job that requires legal judgment and a respect for the Constitution.
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Just as that memo is called the Bybee memo (there were actually two such "Bybee memos" that same August day) and Yoo may have played a role, Bybee almost certainly had a hand in various "Yoo memos" as well.
Impeach Bybee 2009
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