In her order, Judge Illston ordered the government to stop issuing national security letters or enforcing their gag orders, although she said enforcementof her judgment would be stayed pending appeal.
They need that evidence to block U.S. enforcementof the expected multibillion-dollar pollution judgment in Ecuador, which is pretty much worthless to the plaintiffs unless they can convince courts in a country where Chevron has assets to seize them.
As a former prosecutor and defense lawyer who actually understands both how to investigate cases and how they play out in the courtroom, Mary Jo White will bring a level ofjudgment and expertise in evaluating enforcement proceedings that few can claim to match.