The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe filed a lawsuit on July 27, 2016, in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, and the case, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe v. United States Army Corps of Engineers, was assigned to Judge James E. Boasberg, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia District, Case No. 1:2016cv01534.
On August 4, the tribe filed a motion for a preliminary injunction to halt the project, and Judge Boasberg set the preliminary injunction for hearing today, September 9. In the interim, the tribe filed a motion for a temporary restraining order (TRO) on September 4 because of events that occurred at the end of August and the first few days in September.
In the TRO, the tribe sought to enjoin Dakota Access from any additional work at the site west of Highway 1806 that was cleared on September 3, stop any additional work on the pipeline within 20 miles in either direction of Lake Oahe and stop antagonizing peaceful protestors.
The TRO was granted in part and denied in part. On September 8, the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe joined the case as a plaintiff and filed a First Amended Complaint seeking to enjoin further construction of the pipeline. In the ruling today, Judge Boasberg denied the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s request to stop work on the four-state Dakota Access pipeline.
xAP NEWS ALERT: WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal judge denies Standing Rock Sioux Tribe's request to stop work on 4-state Dakota Access pipeline.
— argusleader (@argusleader) September 9, 2016Friday, Sep 9, 2016 · 8:14:47 PM +00:00 · navajo Friday, Sep 9, 2016 · 10:55:10 PM +00:00 · navajoPlease see the great news in Lefty Coaster’s piece: Protesters win a reprieve as President Obama halts construction on Access Pipeline in North Dakota