Court: Ex-Bush aide protected from torture lawsuit

Court: Ex-Bush aide protected from torture lawsuit

by Paul Elias

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An appeals court said Wednesday a former senior Department of Justice lawyer in the George W. Bush administration who wrote the so-called "torture memos" authorizing harsh treatment of suspected terrorists is protected from lawsuits.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals tossed out a convicted terrorist's ...