The trial of Sleydo' Molly Wickham, Shaylynn Sampson, and Corey Jocko, arrested for opposing the Coastal GasLink pipeline, began in Smithers, on Wet’suwet’en territory.
The defendants are charged with criminal contempt for allegedly breaching a court-ordered injunction against obstructing pipeline construction.
The trial will first address the contempt charges, followed by defense applications for a judicial stay based on alleged police misconduct and Charter rights violations.
Audio recorded during the Nov. 19 arrests captured police making derogatory comments about the arrestees, including racist remarks about face paint worn by Sleydo’ meant to recognize missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, writes Follett Hosgood.
A Montana judge will hear arguments in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit on Monday that will decide whether the state’s contribution to climate change violates its Constitution, which explicitly guarantees a right to a “clean and healthful environment.”
A trial has begun in connection with a $1.6 billion class action lawsuit against utility PacifiCorp over the catastrophic Labor Day 2020 wildfires in Oregon.
Palm oil tycoon Surya Darmadi began trial in Jakarta on Thursday over an alleged corruption scheme that deforested tens of thousands of hectares on the island of Sumatra.
