US LAWYER Steven Donziger helped thousands of Ecuadorians win billions in damages in a historic lawsuit against oil multinational Chevron, for dumping toxic waste in the rainforest, poisoning the land and water of the indigenous people.
Nine years later, he sits imprisoned, trapped under house arrest in his New York apartment, waiting for a trial that has been condemned by hundreds of lawyers, legal advocates and Nobel laureates across the world.
Beginnings
Before he began his fight against Chevron, Donziger had been witnessing the fight against injustice from an early age.
Born in Florida, his mother took him to picket with the “Salad Bowl Strikers,” led by Cesar Chavez, when he was a child.
Two Florida insurance companies are using a powerful legal tool to take the offensive against alleged insurance fraud the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, or RICO. It was originally used by prosecutors to battle organized crime.
By Rob Shimshock | January 19, 2021 | 11:07am EST
Pro-life activist Joe Scheidler speaks with the Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN). (Photo credit: YouTube/EWTN)
Pro-life leaders commemorated the Monday passing of Joe Scheidler, founder of Pro-Life Action League (PLAL) with a decades-long legacy in the movement.
The “Godfather of Pro-Life Activism, who died of pneumonia at age 93, started fighting abortion in 1973, shortly following
Roe v. Wade, according to a statement issued by PLAL.
“My father’s proudest accomplishment was the pro-life work of those he inspired to take an active role in the fight against abortion, the greatest injustice of our time,” said Eric Scheidler, the luminary s oldest son and PLAL executive director. “For years, people have been telling me about the talk or protest where they met my father, and how his words and example prompted them to do more than just talk, but to take responsibility for add
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Utah County Jail
ELBERTA, Utah County A Salt Lake man suspected of being involved in a fatal auto-pedestrian crash in South Salt Lake was arrested over the weekend following a wild chase that ended in a pile of manure before the man escaped from custody and was arrested a second time.
Police also say the man and at least two others who were arrested are the subjects of a federal investigation for allegedly engaging in continual criminal activity.
The unusual string of events began Saturday when police were pursuing Adalberto Ozeta, 30. Ozeta is a suspect in a fatal auto-pedestrian crash on Jan. 8 in South Salt Lake, according to a police affidavit. He was also wanted on several warrants out for his arrest for other crimes.