Comments on: The downfall of #ExxonKnew

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January 15 roundup | Overlawyered — Wed, 15 Jan 2020 11:00:50 +0000

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By: Noncenx

Noncenx — Tue, 17 Dec 2019 20:13:59 +0000

In reply to SPO. Exactly! This kind of legal assault w/o consequences will just mean it will happen again. If the government lawyers were held personally responsible for even a portion of what Exxon spent in defending this, it would at least cause the next prosecutor the think about it before rushing forward with this trash.

By: SPO

SPO — Tue, 17 Dec 2019 12:44:56 +0000

Hmmm. A “legal vendetta”? So where is the pulling of tickets? Where are the professional consequences? Where are the sanctions?

Another Pyrrhic victory for the First Amendment. The lawyers who did this will move on to the next victim confident that the message has been sent.

By: greatUnknown

greatUnknown — Tue, 17 Dec 2019 11:41:45 +0000

Indeed, it should be studied, because it demonstrates that political prosecutions can proceed with no negative consequences for the State and/or prosecutors. And since “nobody” is paying for the prosecution besides the victim, why not take a shotgun approach? You’re bound to find a friendly Judge eventually.

There was a time when a bench-slap like this would be considered a deterrence, but can anybody claim that the prosecutorial team cares at all? I suspect that they walked away muttering, “Stupid Judge. We’ll get them next time.”