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DC court revives torture report lawsuit against Sidley law firm, psychology group

Legal Ethicscategory · September 7, 2023 · 6:10 PM UTC

The D.C. Court of Appeals on Thursday revived a lawsuit against U.S. law firm Sidley Austin and the American Psychological Association brought by retired military psychologists who said they were defamed in a report about detainee interrogations following the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

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