I have a colleague who does environmental litigation. (Think Erin Brockovich.) They have a big civil case against a large energy company in a southern, “energy-friendly” state. They had an expert witness all lined up - a professor at the (public!) state university. Well this expert happened to be up for tenure and was (allegedly) told in no uncertain terms that, should they testify as an expert witness in this case, tenure was off the table.
It’s absolutely outrageous that we allow those in positions of power to manipulate the justice system in such a way.
It’s absolutely outrageous that we allow those in positions of power to manipulate the justice system in such a way.