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Statement of
On Verdict in Trial:

"It is our collective assessment that the jury verdict against Greenpeace in reflects a deeply flawed trial with multiple due process violations that denied Greenpeace the ability to present anything close to a full defense. Attorneys on our team monitored every minute of the proceedings and found multiple violations of that denied Greenpeace its right to a fair trial. The problems included a jury that was patently biased in favor of , with many members working in the industry; a judge who lacked the requisite experience and legal knowledge to rule properly on the complex and other evidentiary issues at the center of the case; and incendiary and prejudicial statements by lawyers for Energy Transfer that tried to criminalize Greenpeace and by extension the entire by attacking constitutionally-protected advocacy.

"Our fear that this was an illegitimate -funded harassment case was confirmed by our observations.

"We will be issuing a full report documenting these violations and larger flaws in the case in the coming weeks.

"While the trial court verdict is in, the case is far from over. Greenpeace has a right to appeal to the North Dakota Supreme Court and ultimately to the . Our committee will continue its work monitoring this critically important case that raises troubling concerns for all advocates in the country."

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Energy Transfer v. Greenpeace Trial Monitoring CommitteeStatement of Independent Trial Monitors On Verdict in Greenpeace Trial — Energy Transfer v. Greenpeace Trial Monitoring Committee