Drew Wrigley speaking at a press conference about the DAPL lawsuit settlement. 6/11/26.BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley held a press conference, touting the state winning its lawsuit against the federal government, relating to cleanup costs at the site of the DAPL protest that occurred in the state about ten years ago. As part of the settlement,…
Tribal flags hang on a fence in August 2016 near the construction site of the Dakota Access Pipeline north of Cannon Ball, N.D. (Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Attorneys for North Dakota and the United States have asked a judge to toss a nearly $28 million judgment against the federal government related to the…
Leaders and attorneys for several Greenpeace entities listen to a reporter’s question after a jury’s verdict at the Morton County Courthouse in Mandan, N.D., Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Jack Dura)BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota judge has said he will order Greenpeace to pay damages expected to total $345 million in connection with protests against the Dakota Access…
DAPL protest (Morton Co. Sheriff)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The U.S. Department of Justice is appealing a federal judge’s decision to award North Dakota $28 million in damages for the executive branch’s response to the Dakota Access Pipeline protests. The case now heads to the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals for review. Thousands traveled to south-central North Dakota to protest…
Greenpeace Senior Legal Adviser Deepa Padmanabha is pictured outside the Morton County Courthouse on March 3, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)MANDAN, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A former executive director of Greenpeace’s U.S. affiliate on Wednesday refuted accusations from the developer of the Dakota Access Pipeline that the environmental group was a major force driving protests against the pipeline in…
BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – The Dakota Access Pipeline protests would not have mushroomed in size had law enforcement received better support from the federal government, a county sheriff tasked with managing the demonstrations testified. Morton County Sheriff Kyle Kirchmeier said during a federal trial that U.S. agencies ignored multiple requests from North Dakota for assistance during the protests…
BISMARCK, N.D. – A federal judge in North Dakota has thrown out another lawsuit alleging officers used excessive force during the Dakota Access Pipeline protest in 2017. The lawsuit by Eric Poemoceah is the second such lawsuit to be dismissed in recent weeks. The complaint, filed last April, said the Oklahoma man was tackled while running from law enforcement and…
FARGO, ND — Cass County Sheriff Paul Laney is one of four people named in a Dakota Access Pipeline protest lawsuit. Sophia Wilansky of New York claims that officers launched an explosive which nearly severed her hand. She is seeking “millions of dollars” in damages to be determined at trial. Wilansky is suing Laney, Morton County Sheriff Kyle Kirchmeier, North…
