Judge dismisses suit against Dakota Access Pipeline

A federal judge on June 22 dismissed the Dakota Access Pipeline lawsuit filed by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and other tribal nations; however, he also provided a path to future litigation if the tribes wish to pursue it. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg closed out the current lawsuit, which has been in the court system for nearly five years, but noted that any violation of the co...

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