WASHINGTON, D.C. — IN TODAY’S ORDER, THERE WAS NO INJUNCTION RENDERED, WHICH MEANS CONSTRUCTION AND DRILLING CAN CONTINUE. No decision has been made today in federal court regarding the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline near Cannon Ball, N.D.
Judge James E. Boarsberg, Federal Court for DC District, says the main legal issue is the consultation factor between the Tribes & Army Corps of Engineers in STANDING ROCK SIOUX TRIBE Plaintiff, v. U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS Defendant.
Boarsberg said he will issue his opinion by September 9 and an appeal hearing has been set for September 14 if the Tribes or Corps of Engineers is unhappy with the decision.
[The first 2:30 minutes of this video is the statement of Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Chairman David Archambault II in response to the delay from the federal judge of the US District Court to make a decision on the tribe's lawsuit for an injunction.]
Less than a month ago in the face of strong opposition by several Nations, the Army Corps of Engineers approved nearly all permits to build the Dakota Access Pipeline project. Construction has already begun in all four states along its path. ...[...]... Read more
Today Standing Rock Sioux Reservation Chairman David Archambault described the court hearing as an encouraging victory.
“For our children that are not even here yet, this is something that is very powerful, very special,” he told Indian Country Today Media Network
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