"If torture is going to be administered as a last resort in the ticking-bomb case, to save enormous numbers of lives, it ought to be done openly, with accountability, with approval by the president of the United States or by a Supreme Court justice."
Alan Dershowitz is an American attorney, legal scholar, and author. He taught for decades at Harvard Law School and participated in several high-profile legal cases. His writing and commentary focus on constitutional and criminal law.