Scott Horton is a law professor and writer on legal and national security affairs for Harper's Magazine and The American Lawyer, among other publications.
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Sonia Scores a KO
Not even the roughest—and most leading—questions from the GOP peanut gallery could derail Obama’s... MORE
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Torture Prosecution Turnaround?
The attorney general is leaning toward appointing a special prosecutor to investigate Bush-era... MORE
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Where Iran's Regime Learned Its Tricks
Iran's torture practices are even worse than the beatings on YouTube.... MORE
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The Real Story Behind the CIA's Torture Policy
The Daily Beast's Scott Horton gets the inside scoop from Jane Mayer on CIA chief Leon Panetta—and... MORE
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The Bogus Torture Coverup
Update and correction: Since this story posted Friday, Salon has accurately pointed out that the... MORE
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Closing the Case Against Sotomayor
Three lines of attack have been outlined against Sonia Sotomayor: The Princeton and Yale Law... MORE
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One Tough Judge
Sonia Sotomayor built a reputation (and made a lot of enemies) by driving prosecutors nuts, The... MORE
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A Turning Point in the Torture Debate
As Speaker Pelosi accuses the CIA of lying to her about waterboarding, The Daily Beast's Scott... MORE
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What Did Pelosi Know?
Republicans are using reports that the speaker was briefed on torture to turn around the debate and... MORE
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Justice Department Probe Slams Bush Lawyers Over Torture Ethics
A new Justice Department report about Bush lawyers who legitimized torture techniques is... MORE
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Prosecution of Bush Six Back On
The Daily Beast's Scott Horton reports that a judge in Spain decided today that an investigation of... MORE
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Busting the Torture Myths
Scott Horton, who has led coverage of Bush-era wrongdoing, exposes three pervasive myths—and the... MORE
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Obama v. the Justice Department
The Daily Beast has learned that department lawyers are "incensed" at the White House for waging a... MORE
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Gonzales' New Coverup
The emerging wiretap scandal ensnaring House Democrat Jane Harman leads to a familiar face: Alberto... MORE
