Oh, this is rich. Remember all that Rushpublic talk at the Sotomayor hearings about the Other Hispanic, Miguel Estrada? Well, he's been a busy little bee, and may very well come face-to-face with Sotomayor in the Biggest Court in the Land:
The Recorder has more details about the tough work Estrada has ahead of him. (h/t WSJ Law Blog)
John Yoo, author of some of the Bush administration's war-on-terror memos, has hired Washington, D.C., lawyer Miguel Estrada to appeal a ruling that allowed an allegedly mistreated detainee's suit against Yoo.
Estrada has already been representing Yoo in an investigation by the Justice Department's Office of Professional Responsibility into the legal work behind the memos. That investigation is ongoing, though the results could be released at any time, and a draft finding reportedly would have referred Bybee and Yoo to State Bar authorities for possible discipline.
As a reminder, this means that Estrada will represent Yoo as he attempts to convince the 9th Circuit to reverse the District Court's ruling that Padilla's suit against Yoo can move forward. And--it is not unreasonable to imagine--regardless of what the 9th Circuit decides, the Latino the Republicans wished had been the first on SCOTUS (Estrada) might soon face the Latina Republicans will grudgingly see confirmed as Justice in the next few weeks for a big showdown over the rule of law. Any bets on whether Estrada makes more money trying to save Yoo from any consequences for his actions (yes, taxpayers will be footing Estrada's bill) than Sotyomayor will make in her first year on SCOTUS?
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Do they live at C Street too? The irony meter is broken and "The Onion" is folding.
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