US District Judge James E. Boasberg, however, says the tribe failed to show that it would suffer injury from the Dakota Access Pipeline and wrote …show more content…
This has resulted in a situation where the decision by the judge was effectively put on hold by a federal order to stop construction near the tribe’s reservation until the Army Corps of Engineers can revisit its previous decisions in the disputed portion. The government statement also acknowledged the top activist concerns and called for consideration of “nationwide reform with respect to considering tribes’ views” for future