March 27 - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a disbarred environmental lawyer's challenge to his criminal contempt conviction after he earlier won but was unable to collect a $9.5 billion judgment against Chevron CorpThe court turned away an appeal by Steven Donziger, who has argued that his prosecution violated his rights under the U.S. Constitution because private lawyers appointed by a federal judge handled the case against him after the U.S.
"However much the district court may have thought Mr. Donziger warranted punishment, the prosecution in this case broke a basic constitutional promise essential to our liberty," Gorsuch wrote. While not disputing that pollution had occurred, Chevron argued that the company was released from any liability because it paid $40 million for an environmental clean-up in the 1990s and that Ecuador's state oil company, Petroecuador, was primarily to blame for the pollution.
What a weird case. A 9 billion dollar judgment is a Pyrrhic victory if you can’t collect.
Wow, we're really glad to see that justice is still being served. *sarcasm*
The United States is now the Lobbyist States. You all embarrass this beautiful Country. Do you know how many US war heroes died for this country so you could make a mockery of it. You’re pathetic. Your voice is disgusting and pathetic. Grow some ⚽️: oh wait, that’s the underworld
If this guy (StevenDonziger) is supporting a fascist-leaning, antisemitic Putin-syncophant like RogerWaters, then I'm all for his being punished.
Fraud court. Absolute dishonest garbage
No doubt.
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Wow, we sure can't wait to be the next target of the U.S. Supreme Court. BringItOn
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