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Jake Johnson

DARK SECRETS: Lawyer who took on chevron finally free | Rare Historical Photos

Steven Donziger is seen as "Free Donziger" rally held in front of the Manhattan Court House as the Attorney Steven Donziger faces sentencing in contempt case in New York City, United States on October 1, 2021. Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Human rights lawyer Steven Donziger walked free Monday after 993 days of detention stemming from his decades-long legal fight with Chevron, which deployed its vast resources in a campaign to destroy Donziger after he won a $9.5 billion settlement against the fossil fuel giant over its pollution of the Amazon rainforest.

"It's over. Just left with release papers in hand," Donziger wrote on Twitter. "Completely unjust that I spent even one day in this Kafkaesque situation. Not looking back. Onward."

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