Donald Rumsfeld Faces Another Torture Lawsuit

The Wall Street Journal Law Blog reports:

Probably to his chagrin, the past week has launched Donald Rumsfeld back into the media spotlight amidst allegations of torture and harsh interrogation techniques.

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago ruled Monday that two American men can move forward with a civil lawsuit against the former Defense Secretary regarding allegations of torture by the U.S. military in Iraq. (Read full reports here and here.)

Last week, a district judge in Washington let a similar torture allegations case – involving an American translator who worked for the Marines in Iraq – proceed against Rumsfeld, as reported here by the Law Blog.