Political pressure, not the court judgment alone, deterred an appeal
Evidence
Kings County decided not to appeal the lawsuit, largely because of the political pressure the Kings County Board of Supervisors was receiving from Kings County residents and from their supporters across California. A postcard campaign targeting the Board of Supervisors and the local Farm Bureau, orchestrated by El Pueblo and Greenpeace, generated more than 5,000 postcards to the Board and the Farm Bureau, while a petition campaign in the San Joaquin Valley by Citizen Action generated more than 17,000 signatures in opposition to the incinerator. Chemical Waste Management did not fold as easily, however, and appealed the judgment. Rather than go back and do the environmental study right in order to respond to the judge’s (and the residents’) concerns, the company was more comfortable staying in court. But Kettleman City’s struggle had become a national struggle. — Luke W. Cole and Sheila R. Foster, From the Ground Up, 84
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Perceived official lies radicalized residents into distrusting their government. — Luke W. Cole and Sheila R. Foster, From the Ground Up: Environmental…, 482; Judicial independence from short-run politics drives public acceptance of rulings — Henry M. Hart, Jr. and Albert M. Sacks, The Legal Process: Basic Problems in…, 3291; Motivation for a ruling must be distinguished from constitutional causality — Philip Chase Bobbitt, Reflections Inspired by My Critics, 807 (+4 more)
Broader Connections
- Motivation for a ruling must be distinguished from constitutional causality
#expands(0.80) — Philip Chase Bobbitt, Reflections Inspired by My Critics, 807 - Judicial independence from short-run politics drives public acceptance of rulings
#complicates(0.78) — Henry M. Hart, Jr. and Albert M. Sacks, The Legal Process, 3291 - Elected judges face re-election pressure that can push decisions away from law
#corroborates(0.78) — Joseph Avery, Jim Sidanius, Joel Cooper, Gregory Davis, Amanda N., Bias in the Law, 780