Shaun Martin

Professor of Law, University of San Diego

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Professor of Law at the University of San Diego, he writes the California Appellate Report blog

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Two former Justice Department lawyers who wrote the controversial “ torture memos ” are now in the west.

Author of Torture Memo on the Ninth Circuit Court

Two former Justice Department lawyers who wrote the controversial “ torture memos ” are now in the west.

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