Greenpeace’s fight against ET’s SLAPP lawsuit
Stay tuned for updates on the continued legal battle against Energy Transfer as well as the global response to this attack on free speech and peaceful protest.
Big Oil bully Energy Transfer is waging a SLAPP lawsuit against Greenpeace International and Greenpeace entities in the United States (Greenpeace Inc., and Greenpeace Fund) in an attempt to silence protest and rewrite the history of the Indigenous-led protest movement against the Dakota Access Pipeline. A jury in Morton County, North Dakota found the Greenpeace entities liable for more than $660 million on 19 March.
This fight is far from over!
All together now: #WeWillNotBeSilenced
Energy Transfer’s meritless, back-to-back lawsuits against Greenpeace International and Greenpeace entities in the US since 2017 are perhaps the world’s most brazen examples of a Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP).
Although laws against SLAPPs are being proposed and implemented around the world, these abusive lawsuits are currently a weapon of Big Oil bullies.
ET’s SLAPP represents a crucial test of this dangerous legal tactic that, if successful, could see it even more widely applied against peaceful protesters, especially in the US, and anyone who speaks out or criticises a deep-pocketed corporation.
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Still no evidence and still no final judgment in Energy Transfer lawsuit
Greenpeace defendants met Energy Transfer plaintiffs in a post-trial hearing in North Dakota state court.
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Greenpeace organisations challenge perverse damages in Energy Transfer lawsuit
In the first hearing since the trial concluded in Energy Transfer’s bullying lawsuit against Greenpeace International and Greenpeace in the US, the defendants argued to reduce the more than USD$660 million damages awarded to Energy Transfer.
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Greenpeace vs. Energy Transfer’s SLAPP: What happens after the North Dakota trial?
An interview with Greenpeace International General Counsel Kristin Casper
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From bombs to SLAPPS: We will not be silenced
Being SLAPPed in the face with a liability of more than US$660 million for something we so clearly did not do is not for the faint of heart. But we…
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Jury delivers verdict finding Greenpeace entities liable for more than US$660 million in Energy Transfer SLAPP trial
Free speech and right to protest on the line in the United States.
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Battling the giants: How Greenpeace fights back against SLAPP lawsuits
The fight to protect the environment often looks like a battle between David and Goliath. And the Goliaths of our world will stop at nothing to silence those who oppose their destructive projects. One of their favourite weapons? SLAPPs.
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North Dakota Supreme Court denies Greenpeace entities’ petition for venue change in Energy Transfer SLAPP trial
The North Dakota Supreme Court’s denial follows three prior denied motions to the Morton County court for change of venue.
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Greenpeace entities petition North Dakota Supreme Court for venue change in Energy Transfer SLAPP trial
Greenpeace International and Greenpeace entities in the US filed a petition to the North Dakota Supreme Court for a change of venue as they defend against the SLAPP case brought by Energy Transfer in Morton County.
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Greenpeace organisations begin trial defense against Energy Transfer’s SLAPP
Ten years after the Indigenous-led protests at the Dakota Access Pipeline, representatives from Greenpeace International and two Greenpeace entities in the United States arrive in court against the meritless lawsuit brought by Energy Transfer.
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Open Letter to Energy Transfer
We, the undersigned individuals and organizations, formally express our solidarity with Greenpeace against Energy Transfer’s meritless $300 million lawsuit.
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Legal Documents from ET’s SLAPP lawsuit
