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Chevron Imprisons Lawyer Because He Beat Them in Court
- Bostonian 5y agoThe title is improperly editorialized. Chevron, of course, does not have the power to imprison people. Quoting the article, "In 2011, Chevron filed a RICO suit against Donziger in New York City. The case was heard by U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan, who determined that the ruling of the Ecuadorian courts could not be enforced in the US because it was procured by fraud, bribery, and racketeering activities. Donziger was disbarred from practicing law in New York in July 2018. Donziger has been under house arrest since August 2019 awaiting trial on charges of criminal contempt of court, which arose during his appeal against Kaplan’s RICO decision."
- DiabloD3 5y agoBut to quote Wikipedia, "In 2020 twenty-nine Nobel laureates described the actions taken by Chevron against Donziger as "judicial harassment" and human rights campaigners have described Chevron's actions as an example of a strategic lawsuit against public participation (SLAPP).[1] In April 2021, six members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus demanded that the Department of Justice review Donziger's case.[2]" So, I'm pretty sure the headline is properly editorialized: Chevron got a Judge to put a lawyer under house arrest for continuing to legally fight Chevron in his capacity as a lawyer. Corruption is corruption, doesn't matter the exact method of enacting it.
- Arnt 5y agoHe was found guilty of "racketeering, extortion, wire fraud, money laundering, obstruction of justice, judicial bribery, coercion, witness tampering and arranging for expert’s reports to be ghostwritten". Surely that's not something one does in one's capacity as lawyer, and not well described as "legal".