Fossil fuel firm’s $300m trial against Greenpeace to begin: ‘Weaponizing the judicial system’
Environment,Dakota Access Pipeline,Fossil Fuels
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A fossil fuel company’s $300m lawsuit against Greenpeace opens in rural North Dakota on Monday, in a case that has been widely condemned by constitutional rights experts as baseless, bad faith litigation that threatens free speech.
Energy Transfer Partners, a Dallas-based oil and gas company worth almost $70bn, accuses Greenpeace of defamation and orchestrating criminal behavior by protesters at the Dakota Access pipeline (Dapl).
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