It’s official. The battle over who rules Venezuela has moved from the streets of Caracas to the marble-lined halls of the U.S. court system.
Lawyers for President Nicolas Maduro and opposition leader Juan Guaido are fighting to be heard in a Canadian mining company’s lawsuit seeking compensation for its expropriated property in Venezuela. Guaido’s lawyers -- who used to represent the Maduro regime -- asked an appeals court Feb. 28 to rule against a bid from Maduro’s lawyers to join the case.
“The President of the United States has recognized Juan Guaido as the rightful President of the Republic,” lawyers ...