Exxon Valdez reaches the Supreme Court
Nineteen years after the disastrous oil spill in Alaska’s Prince William Sound, and fourteen years after a jury awarded the victims $2.5 million in punitive damages, Exxon was pleading its case today before the U.S.Supreme Court. The sketch shows Walter Dellinger, the attorney representing Exxon, arguing before the Justices.
Dana Milbank’s sketch here.
Courtartist is me, Arthur Lien. I've been sketching the courts since 1976, and for most of that time the U.S. Supreme Court has been my regular beat. I've been working almost exclusively for NBC News since 1980.