Supreme Court Disappoints Coal Mining Baron Don Blankenship

At last someone at the top of a corporate hierarchy gets his comeuppance. The Supreme Court declined to take the case when top mining worm Don Blankenship appealed his mine safety conviction.

The Trump DOJ actually recommended to the Court not to take the case. It was a continuance of measures under the Obama administration.  We can surmise that the prosecutors on the case have for now flown under the gut-the-government radar. There are just so much staff you can axe without breaking down.  So, who knows what the Trump DOJ will do in similar circumstances going forward?

Blankenship turned down by Supreme Court

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