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House Arrest

The Second Circuit upheld the denial of Steven Donziger’s request to modify the conditions of his pretrial release. The environmental lawyer who represented indigenous Ecuadoreans in a multibillion-dollar lawsuit against Chevron over drilling in the Amazon, has been under house arrest for 600 days as he faces criminal contempt charges.

MANHATTAN — The Second Circuit upheld the denial of Steven Donziger’s request to modify the conditions of his pretrial release. Facing criminal contempt charges connected to his representation of indigenous Ecuadoreans in a multibillion-dollar lawsuit against Chevron over drilling in the Amazon, the environmental lawyer has been under house arrest for 600 days. 

Categories / Criminal, Environment, Law

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