Judge Refuses Tribes’ Request to Stop Oil from Flowing into Dakota Access pipeline
Boasberg says a "critical factor'' is the tribes' appeal is unlikely to succeed
MORTON COUNTY, N.D. — A federal judge has refused to head off the imminent flow of oil in the disputed Dakota Access pipeline. Judge James Boasberg has denied a request by the Standing Rock and Cheyenne River Sioux tribes to stop oil from flowing while they appeal his earlier decision allowing pipeline construction to finish. Boasberg says a “critical…
