Lee Casey

former staffer, Justice Department

Guest

Attorney with Baker Hostetler in Washington, DC; former staffer in Office of Legal Counsel (1992-1993) and the Office of Legal Policy (1986-1990) at the US Department of Justice

Lee Casey on KCRW

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In America's first war crimes trial since World War II, a military court delivered a split verdict today.

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The Magna Carta Goes on Sale

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