"Torture and Academic Freedom": The NYTimes has this blog debate on the question of UC Boalt School of Law withdrawing John Yoo's tenured appointment. Interesting ins and outs of what he violated and did not violate offered by a group of law professors. Kathleen Clark at Washington University has the clearest assessment of what Yoo probably violated, but it is unclear that his offense can be punished by withdrawal of tenure unless he is found guilty of violating his obligation to give his client (the executive branch of the U.S. government) an accurate legal assessment. We know he has violated that obligation from various testimonies and leaks, but somehow he has not been found guilty--except in some proportion of public opinion. Legal beagles? any assessments. http://roomfordebate.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/20/torture-and-academic-freedom/