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BERKELEY — Demonstrators are planning a protest today as the UC Berkeley law school professor who gave legal sanction to the Bush administration's views on torture returns to the classroom for the new semester. The Boalt Hall School of Law class schedule lists courses, such as constitutional law, to be taught by John Yoo. Protesters have challenged Yoo's presence on campus because of legal memos he wrote that were instrumental in the development of military and CIA interrogation techniques that some consider to be torture. Activist Cindy Sheehan, CodePink's Medea Benjamin and several attorneys will speak to the press, demanding that Yoo be removed from his teaching post, disbarred and prosecuted on war crimes charges. Speakers will announce upcoming events to pursue their demands during the school year, including a week of protests and events in October. Yoo has said that the Bush administration did not authorize torture and that he did not consider waterboarding torture. The news conference will be held at noon on the Boalt Hall School of Law steps near Bancroft Way and College Avenue in Berkeley. A procession will follow around 12:30. http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_15794110?nclick_check=1 http://www.zombietime.com/zomblog/wp-content/images/IMG_3073.JPG added by: pinkpanther