Prosecutor Lacked Authority In Criminal Contempt Case, Donziger Tells 2nd Circuit

Mealey's (October 13, 2021, 10:20 AM EDT) -- NEW YORK — Environmental attorney Steven R. Donziger, who has been sentenced to six months in federal prison for his conviction on six counts of criminal contempt in connection with the Lago Agrio contamination lawsuit, on Oct. 8 filed a brief in the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals supporting a motion for release pending appeal, arguing yet again that the special prosecutor in the case lacked constitutional authority....