Tortured Justice: Guantanamo Bay

They called it a "no-win deal." For defense attorney Connor Mendelson, it was a fight for the soul of justice. Recruited by the ACLU to lead a military commission case at Guantanamo Bay, Mendelson steps into a legal black hole where "No law, no precedent" is the only rule. His client, Hussain Al-Yemeni, is accused of masterminding a deadly al-Qaeda attack, and the government is aggressively seeking the death penalty. As Mendelson assembles a tense team of military and civilian lawyers, he realizes the entire system is rigged. The only path to saving Al-Yemeni's life hinges on the darkest truth of the War on Terror: the client was tortured by the CIA. This evidence is a bomb, capable of destroying not only the prosecution's case but Mendelson's career and safety. Based on real-life experiences inside the infamous detention center, this gripping political legal thriller is a tribute to the human rights lawyers who risked everything. How do you defend justice when the government is the one breaking the rules?