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Lago Agrio: Letters Blogatory In The Field
I’ve spent the last several days in Ecuador seeing first-hand some of the places I’ve been writing about for the past three years. Before I turn to what I’ve been seeing and doing, a word of explanation is in order.
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Lago Agrio: The Amici Are Coming!
Several amici curiae have filed briefs with the Second Circuit. Here are the briefs, for your reading pleasure. I haven’t had the time to do more than scan them yet. Brief of the Proposed Huaorani Intervenors Brief of Environmental, Human Rights, and Other Groups Brief of EarthRights International Brief of the Republic of Ecuador Brief……
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FOIA: Next Moves
Having been unable to get the State Department to tell me whether it is willing to give me copies of the correspondence between it and Chevron concerning whether some of the public records I requested in my first FOIA request should be withheld on confidentiality grounds, I have now filed a motion asking the judge……
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Lago Agrio: New State Department Records Show Extent Of Lobbying
The latest batch of FOIA records from the State Department shed further light on the lobbying concerning the Lago Agrio case. Among other interesting items, we now know that Chevron’s CEO personally lobbied the Secretary of State. Read on!
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Lago Agrio: The Donziger Brief
As promised last week, here are some comments on Steven Donziger’s Second Circuit brief, which his lawyer filed before the holiday.