Last week a federal judge threatened to temporarily ban Carnival Cruise Corp. from docking its ships in U.S. Ports for violating probation—a probation enforced, along with a $40 million settlement, after the company pleaded guilty to seven felony charges related to deliberately polluting the seas for eight years.
The company was on probation for illegally dumping oil into the ocean from its Princess Cruise ships and lying about it to authorities. While on probation, prosecutors…