Against all odds, lawyer Steven Donziger helped Indigenous Amazonians win a $9.5 billion ruling against Chevron for destroying their home in Ecuador. But Chevron hasn't paid a dime. Instead, Chevron is spending billions to destroy Donziger. And they're doing it with the assistance of federal judges:

The allegations in these articles are stunning. If true, we should all be outraged.

http://www.thenation.com/artic...r-chevron-sentencing/

http://theintercept.com/2020/0...wsuit-steven-donziger/

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Yeah, best not to perpetrate fraud. Judge Kaplan, a Clinton appoointee, found that Donziger had engaged in such fraud. The evidence was very strong. The permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague found,""the most thorough documentary, video, and testimonial proof of fraud ever put before an arbitral tribunal." Of course, progs love the guy. He is one of them.

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"The main "witness" was an Ecuadorean judge. Coincidentally, Chevron moved the judge and his family to the US, and paid him $12,000 a month. So... not a bribe? But it gets worse
After the case was over, the "witness" to Donziger's supposed legal improprieties later ADMITTED he lied. But the US courts didn't care."

Turns out the Clinton Dems get money from big oil, too. The whole thing stinks from top to bottom. The message they want to send is don't mess with big business. They can buy courts and finance private prosecutions against you.

And Donziger's unprecedented house arrest? The UN said it violated international law.

http://thehill.com/policy/ener...iolates-international


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Capitalism is based on the ridiculous notion that you can enjoy limitless growth in a closed, finite system.

In biology, such behavior of cells is called "cancer".

>>But even though Donziger was facing prison, he told the court he would not back down: "I have been attacked and demonized for years by Chevron in retaliation for helping Indigenous peoples in Ecuador try to do something to save their cultures, their lives, and our planet in the face of massive oil pollution. That's the context for why we are here today."

In response, Preska read out a prepared 50-minute statement for her harsh sentence. "Mr. Donziger spent the last seven plus years thumbing his nose at the US judicial system," she said. "It's now time to pay the piper."<<

Federal Judges are appointed for life. They are very powerful and they face little consequences for their actions. They don't even allow cameras or audio. Its a difficult place to practice law and its damn near impossible for anyone who doesn't have a trust fund and heaps of money they can't figure out what to do with.

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"One of the reasons why propaganda tries to get you to hate government is because it's the one existing institution in which people can participate to some extent and constrain tyrannical unaccountable power." Noam Chomsky.

Conflicted judges should be impeached.

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Capitalism is based on the ridiculous notion that you can enjoy limitless growth in a closed, finite system.

In biology, such behavior of cells is called "cancer".

Don't agree. I do most of my work in federal court and prefer it. I have represented quite a few individuals in federal court. None of them had a trust fund and, with one exception, all them did well.

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I have not seen your fees but I am familiar with the industry standard for federal representation. Its WAY more than state court.

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"One of the reasons why propaganda tries to get you to hate government is because it's the one existing institution in which people can participate to some extent and constrain tyrannical unaccountable power." Noam Chomsky.

Amount of fees is pretty much the same either place. Criminal cases might be different. But civil isn't too much different. Can get tripped up every now and again. A while back I argued for the residual hearsay exception in state court until I remembered that exception was federal only.

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You arguing law in court. Why is that so damn hard to believe?



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Might be because you have a hard time believing anything that is real.

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Yes, Breitbart is the bastion reality. lol

Everything in your life is based on a sham; from Trump's stolen election to thinking Supply Side economics work. Not to mention your "farms" to keep you safe from Wal Mart internment camps and Obama ending the world. Hell, if you were ever right about anything, the internet might just up and break. Simply put, you are just a petty, lowlife deplorable.

You left the trailer park, but it never left you.



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Edited: 10/12/2021 at 07:33 PM by Cole

"You left the trailer park, but it never left you."

That's what I used to say about my ex-wife.

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Capitalism is based on the ridiculous notion that you can enjoy limitless growth in a closed, finite system.

In biology, such behavior of cells is called "cancer".

I hope it never does. My roots have served me well.

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Filling every minute of everyday with some sort of work isn't success in my eyes.

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