Forum (Forum & Focus)
Feb. 25, 2009
Lawyers Who Bent Law to OK Torture Should Be Prosecuted
Lawyers who gave erroneous advice authorizing the United States to torture people should be held criminally liable for their actions, writes Marjorie Cohn.
FORUM COLUMN
By Marjorie Cohn Since he took office, President Obama has instituted many changes that break with the policies of the Bush administration. The new president has ordered that no government agency will be allowed to torture, that the U.S. prison at Guantánamo will be shuttered and that the CIA's secret black sites will be closed down. But Obama is non-committal when asked whether he will seek investigation and prosecution...
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