In an episode of the Lawyering Without Law podcast, created by the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, CERL Executive Board Member Alberto Mora discusses his time serving as the General Counsel of the Navy during the George W. Bush administration. During his tenure, he discovered that torture was being sanctioned by the highest levels of government. The failure to adequately hold those responsible for this decision has led to the erosion of the rule of law we are witnessing today, he explains.

Alberto Mora served as the American Bar Association’s Associate Executive Director for Global Programs from 2018 to 2022 and General Counsel of the Department of the Navy from 2001 to 2006. He is also a member of CERL’s Executive Board. 

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