Legal Opinion
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe v. United States Army Corps of Engineers
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided July 6, 2020No. Civil Action No. 2016-1534Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA STANDING ROCK SIOUX TRIBE, et al., Plaintiffs, and CHEYENNE RIVER SIOUX TRIBE, et al., Plaintiff-Intervenors, v. Civil Action No. 16-1534 (JEB) U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, Defendant, and DAKOTA ACCESS, LLC, Defendant-Intervenor. MEMORANDUM OPINION Lake Oahe is a large reservoir lying behind a dam on the Missouri River and stretching between North and South Dakota. Fearing severe environmental consequences, American Indian Tribes on nearby reservations have sought for several years to invalidate federal permits allowing the Dakota…
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