February 22, 2022
FAQ: Standing Rock Litigation
About the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s lawsuit challenging the Dakota Access Pipeline.
Flags fly at the Oceti Sakowin Camp in 2016, near Cannonball, North Dakota.
(Lucas Zhao / CC BY-NC 2.0)
The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, represented by Earthjustice from 2016 to 2022, sued the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for violating the National Historic Preservation Act and other laws, after the agency issued final permits for the Dakota Access Pipeline, a massive crude oil pipeline stretching from North Dakota to Illinois.
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Archival resources related to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s lawsuit challenging the Dakota Access Pipeline:
- Legal documents about the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s lawsuit
- Press releases and statements about the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s lawsuit
- Feature stories and videos about the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s lawsuit