Law alumni face off over Padilla case
Law School comes under fire for lecturer’s representation of alleged terrorist in suit against alum Yoo
Beyond the deceivingly cozy wood paneling of the Gothic-spired Sterling Law Buildings, a dispute over the nature of torture and civil liberties in war time has pitted two Law School alumni against each other in a high-profile public showdown.
Visiting Law School lecturer Jonathan Freiman LAW ’98 has come under fire from pundits and politicians in over the past week for agreeing to represent Jose Padilla — who was convicted last August for conspiracy to murder and kidnap people overseas — in a suit against former Deputy Assistant Attorney General John Yoo LAW ’92, the author of Bush...
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