Elizabeth Spiers: 'We deserve a system of justice that protects people who have suffered genuine injury through the negligence of powerful people and institutions, and that protects people who are vulnerable to potential harm.'
Gwyneth Paltrow speaks with retired optometrist Terry Sanderson, left, as she walks out of the courtroom following the reading of the verdict in their lawsuit trial, Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Park City, Utah. Paltrow won her court battle over a 2016 ski collision at a posh Utah ski resort after a jury decided Thursday that the movie star wasn’t at fault for the crash.
When a wealthy, famous person ends up in front of court cameras, it’s a reminder that we have a two-tiered justice system that overwhelmingly favors the rich and disproportionately punishes the poor and people of color. This case has also reminded us that the justice system is easily exploited in other ways, some of which are wasteful and stupid.
You could be excused for thinking that Gwyneth Paltrow might have almost met her match in the sort-of-as-entitled optometrist. But as observed from other altitudes, all of this ostentation and pettiness is particularly grating. Going to trial is expensive, and efforts of people like Paltrow and Sanderson to seek justice are partly subsidized by taxpayers — mostly, in this case, Utah residents who are not responsible for tourists who ski badly.
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Amid strained U.S. ties, China finds unlikely friend in UtahBeijing’s success in Utah shows “how pervasive and persistent China has been in trying to influence America,” said Frank Montoya Jr., a retired FBI counterintelligence agent who lives in Utah.…
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