A North Dakota judge will order several Greenpeace entities to pay an expected $345 million to a pipeline company in connection with protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline nearly a decade ago.

cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/41846087

Greenpeace has said the lawsuit is meant to use the courts to silence activists and critics and chill First Amendment rights.

  • BeigeAgenda@lemmy.ca
    15·
    3 days ago

    From Greenpeace wiki: Budget € 103.735 million (2022)

    So the fine is about three times their annual budget!

    • ISOmorph@feddit.org
      24·
      3 days ago

      But if a trillion dollar corpo is raping basic human rights it’s always just 0.1% of their bottom line. Disgusting.