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> His contempt charge will be heard by Judge Loretta Preska, who was on the advisory board of the New York chapter of the Federalist Society, who took the unusu
by TeeMassive 6y ago
> His contempt charge will be heard by Judge Loretta Preska, who was on the advisory board of the New York chapter of the Federalist Society, who took the unusual step of appointing a law firm that has previously done work for Chevron, Seward & Kissel, to prosecute Donziger after the department of justice declined to take the case.
I'm hearing more and more very bad stuff from both sides of the aisle about the Federalist Society, in particular their judges. Especially when it comes to protecting big institutionally connected organizations.
- boomboomsubban 6y agoThe Federalist Society is more nakedly pro corporate than trying to protect "institutionally connected organizations." They don't try to hide this bias either.
- TeeMassive 6y agoI had pro-corporations in mind, but corporations as the giants they are exist mainly due to the influence they have on politicians and institutions.
- colinmhayes 6y agohttps://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/supreme-revenge/ https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/supreme-revenge/ Frontline on the disastrous effects of the Federalist society and Mitch McConnell.