The Number of Arrests: 38+
The Native American arguments against using eminent domain for the pipeline:
- harm to a Native American cutural site
- harm to the tribe’s water supply
The number of courts involved:
- The tribes sued in D.C. federal court for an injunction to stop the pipeline
- the court is epxected to rule Sept. 9th
- The pipeline sued in federal court in Iowa to stop the protestors
- the court denied this request
Wall Street Journal | Pipeline Protests Bring Dozens of Arrests…