DoomsdaysCW<p>Statement of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndependentTrialMonitors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndependentTrialMonitors</span></a> <br>On Verdict in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GreenpeaceUSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GreenpeaceUSA</span></a> Trial:</p><p>"It is our collective assessment that the jury verdict against Greenpeace in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NorthDakota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NorthDakota</span></a> reflects a deeply flawed trial with multiple due process violations that denied Greenpeace the ability to present anything close to a full defense. Attorneys on our team monitored every minute of the proceedings and found multiple violations of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DueProcess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DueProcess</span></a> that denied Greenpeace its right to a fair trial. The problems included a jury that was patently biased in favor of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnergyTransfer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyTransfer</span></a>, with many members working in the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FossilFuel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuel</span></a> industry; a judge who lacked the requisite experience and legal knowledge to rule properly on the complex <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FirstAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirstAmendment</span></a> and other evidentiary issues at the center of the case; and incendiary and prejudicial statements by lawyers for Energy Transfer that tried to criminalize Greenpeace and by extension the entire <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateMovement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateMovement</span></a> by attacking constitutionally-protected advocacy. </p><p>"Our fear that this was an illegitimate <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/corporate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corporate</span></a>-funded <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SLAPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SLAPP</span></a> harassment case was confirmed by our observations. </p><p>"We will be issuing a full report documenting these violations and larger flaws in the case in the coming weeks. </p><p>"While the trial court verdict is in, the case is far from over. Greenpeace has a right to appeal to the North Dakota Supreme Court and ultimately to the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USSupremeCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USSupremeCourt</span></a>. Our committee will continue its work monitoring this critically important case that raises troubling concerns for all advocates in the country."</p><p>— <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MartyGarbus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MartyGarbus</span></a> | <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NataliSegovia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NataliSegovia</span></a> | <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JeanneMirer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JeanneMirer</span></a> | <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TerryCollingsworth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TerryCollingsworth</span></a> | <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StevenDonziger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StevenDonziger</span></a> | <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NadiaAhmad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NadiaAhmad</span></a> | <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ScottWilsonBadenochJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScottWilsonBadenochJr</span></a>. | <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PaulPazYMi%C3%B1o" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PaulPazYMiño</span></a> | <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AyishaSiddiqa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AyishaSiddiqa</span></a> | <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WadeMcMullen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WadeMcMullen</span></a> | <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KipHale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KipHale</span></a> | <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SimonTaylor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SimonTaylor</span></a> </p><p>Read individual statements:<br><a href="https://www.trialmonitors.org/statement-of-independent-trial-monitors-on-verdict-in-greenpeace-trial" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">trialmonitors.org/statement-of</span><span class="invisible">-independent-trial-monitors-on-verdict-in-greenpeace-trial</span></a> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NorthDakota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NorthDakota</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnergyTransferPartners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyTransferPartners</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StandWithStandingRock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StandWithStandingRock</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoDAPL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoDAPL</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SLAPPs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SLAPPs</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ViewerSupportedNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ViewerSupportedNews</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GreenpeaceUSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GreenpeaceUSA</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SLAPPsLawsuits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SLAPPsLawsuits</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalizingDissent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NorthDakota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NorthDakota</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StandingRockSiouxTribe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StandingRockSiouxTribe</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StandingRockReservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StandingRockReservation</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateColonialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOilAndGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigOilAndGas</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalRacism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalRacism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KelcyWarren" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KelcyWarren</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ArrestKelcyWarren" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArrestKelcyWarren</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ErikPrince" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrince</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Blackwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Blackwater</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ACAB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ACAB</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a></p>