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68 Nobel Laureates Demand Biden Administration Review Chevron-Tainted Prosecution of U.S. Human Rights Lawyer Steven Donziger

New York, NY — Dozens of Nobel Laureates are demanding the U.S. Department of Justice immediately intervene and block the controversial misdemeanor contempt prosecution of U.S. human rights attorney Steven Donziger by a private Chevron law firm appointed by a judge with investments in Chevron. Donziger was the lead lawyer on a pollution case that resulted in a $9.5 billion judgment against Chevron in Ecuador, prompting the company to launch a “demonize Donziger” campaign.

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Ocasio-Cortez, McGovern, Raskin, Bush, Bowman and Tlaib Urge Justice Department to Intervene as Steven Donziger Faces Federal Prosecution Tainted by Chevron

Washington, DC – Six members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus have sent an urgent letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, urging that the Department of Justice reassert jurisdiction over and immediately review the case of famed human rights attorney Steven Donziger who faces trial on May 10th in the Southern District of New York on a misdemeanor contempt charge that has resulted in him enduring over 600-days of house arrest.

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Misha Collins Launches Campaign to #FREEDONZIGER in Support of Environmental Justice Lawyer Steven Donziger in His Fight Against Chevron's Retaliatory Persecution

Steven Donziger, the attorney who won an unprecedented $9.5 billion pollution judgment against Chevron on behalf of Indigenous peoples and rural communities in Ecuador, has been under house arrest without trial on a misdemeanor charge for a record-breaking 574 days - for defending his clients’ right to attorney-client privilege.

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Hundreds of Law Students Announce Boycott of Chevron Law Firm Seward & Kissel for “Unethical” Private Prosecution of Human Rights Attorney Steven Donziger

New York – Students from over 50 leading U.S. law schools -- including Stanford, Harvard, Yale, and New York University -- have announced a recruiting boycott of a prominent Chevron law firm to protest its “unethical” private prosecution of U.S. human rights lawyer Steven Donziger after he helped win a $9.5 billion pollution judgment against Chevron.

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International Organizations Demand DOJ Review Chevron's Retaliatory Litigation Against Human Rights Attorney Steven Donziger

Thirteen international human rights and environmental watchdog organizations sent an open letter to the U.S. Department of Justice asking it to launch a high-level review of the retaliatory "SLAPP" lawsuits Chevron brought against the lawyer who helped 30,000 Indigenous peoples and farmer communities in Ecuador win a landmark $9.5 billion judgment against the company for massive oil pollution.

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U.S. Judge Preska Slammed for Doing Chevron’s “Dirty Work” in Unprecedented 500-day Detention of Human Rights Lawyer Steven Donziger

New York – In a decision described as Kafkaesque by human rights advocates, a U.S. judge who leads a pro-corporate judicial organization funded by Chevron has refused yet again to release celebrated environmental attorney Steven Donziger from home detention after he helped his Indigenous clients win a historic $9.5 billion pollution judgement against the oil giant.

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