International
May 28, 2015
Torture-tainted extraditions undermine treaty obligations
The 9th Circuit should grant the petition for rehearing en banc in a recent case because the magistrate in the extradition proceeding relied on evidence obtained by torture. By David Sloss
A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently upheld a lower
court decision authorizing the government to extradite Jose Luis Munoz Santos to Mexico.
Munoz's attorneys have petitioned for rehearing. Santos v. Thomas, 12-56506 (filed March 9, 2015). The 9th Circuit should grant the petition for rehearing
en banc because the magistrate in the extradition proceeding r...
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