There’s a lot to dig into in this decision, but an interesting item crops up on page 74 concerning the controversial memos prepared by the Office of Legal Counsel during the (second) Bush Administration.

From the 11th Circuit:

If you’ll recall, there was a lot of shock and indignation surrounding the definition of torture put forward in those memos.

From the OLC Memos:

If those documents were intended to provide legal cover from the federal anti-torture statute, it seems likely they wouldn’t have succeeded.