Legal Opinion
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe v. United States Army Corps of Engineers
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 7, 2017No. Civil Action No. 2016-1534PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JAMES E, BOASBERG, United States District Judge
Since last summer, the question of whether Dakota Access should route its oil pipeline near the reservations of American Indian tribes has engendered substantial debate both on the ground in North and South Dakota and here in Washington. This Court, meanwhile, has focused on the specific legal challenges raised by the Standing Rock and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribes in their efforts to block government permitting of the pipeline. See Standing Rock Sioux Tribe v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Standing Rock I), 205 F.Supp.3d 4, 2016…
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3Cited by15 opinions
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