After expressing relief and thanking his supporters, the human rights attorney emphasized that Chevron still intends to pursue a civil case against him.
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Common Dreams
Human rights lawyer Steven Donziger walked free Monday after 993 days of detention stemming from his decades-lo
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Even before opening arguments on Monday morning, counsel for Steven Donziger signaled their intent to have an appeals court review potential communications between a federal judge and the private law firm he appointed to prosecute Donziger on contempt counts.
Supporters of environmental lawyer Steven Donziger rally on Monday, May 10, 2021, outside the New York federal courthouse where Donziger is on trial in an unusual contempt-of-court case for pursuing an Ecuadorean court judgment against Chevron. (Josh Russell photo/Courthouse News)
MANHATTAN (CN) Attorneys for environmental lawyer Steven Donziger appeared to anticipate a pre-decided conviction on six contempt counts as the unusual bench trial two years in the making finally opened Monday morning.