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The Impunity of the Legal Architects of the “War on Terror” The Impunity of the Legal Architects of the “War on Terror”
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Lawyers on the Road to Damascus Lawyers on the Road to Damascus
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Matthew Diaz Matthew Diaz
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Stephen Abraham Stephen Abraham
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Morris “Moe” Davis Morris “Moe” Davis
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William C. Kuebler William C. Kuebler
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Darrel Vandeveld Darrel Vandeveld
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Stories of Resistance Stories of Resistance
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Notes Notes
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4 Law’s Infamy in the U.S. “War on Terror”
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Published:December 2021
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Abstract
Lawyers cravenly prostituted the rule of law and courageously defended it during the U.S. “war on terror.” Richard L. Abel examines these extremes to understand how law can become infamous and what follows from its infamy. He begins with two examples of law’s betrayal: John Yoo’s infamous “torture memos” and Charles “Cully” Stimson’s disgraceful attack on the pro bono lawyers representing Guantánamo Bay detainees. Then he turns to some of law’s unlikely defenders: a handful of government lawyers who began as loyal foot soldiers in the war on terror but were transformed by the abuses they witnessed into becoming champions of law. He concludes by using these case studies to analyze how law becomes infamous and how it is rescued from infamy.
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