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HUGE NEWS: A group of top civil rights & free speech lawyers are calling for the $345 MILLION verdict against Greenpeace International and Greenpeace in the US to be overturned. Here’s what really happened and why EVERY activist is at risk 🧵

9/10/26, 4:01 pm81 reposts162 likes

Greenpeace International 🌍

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🔎Background: After nearly 10 years of back-to-back SLAPP lawsuits from Big Oil company Energy Transfer, the company got a $345M judgment against Greenpeace entities for supporting the Indigenous-led protests at Standing Rock.

Greenpeace International 🌍

@greenpeace.org

Who is Energy Transfer? They're one of the biggest players in American fossil energy, running roughly 140,000 miles of gas pipeline across 44 states. Founder Kelcy Warren is a major Trump donor and has made no secret of his desire to confront protesters head on.

Greenpeace International 🌍

@greenpeace.org

The jury originally handed down a verdict over $660 million. A judge later reduced it to $345 million.

Greenpeace International 🌍

@greenpeace.org

Lawyers observed the trial and found major red flags:  🚩 97% of potential jurors said they could not be fair or impartial in the case. 🚩 7 of the 9 seated jurors had direct ties to the oil & gas industry, and none were Indigenous or people of color.

Allison

@ad108.bsky.social

Our government replaced our laws and constitution with this