Years After Oil Pipeline Protests, North Dakota and the Federal Government Settle Policing Lawsuit
The deal resolves North Dakota’s 2019 lawsuit and follows a judge’s finding that the federal government owed the state about $27.8 million.
- On Thursday, the federal government agreed to pay North Dakota nearly $28 million to settle a lawsuit over policing costs for Dakota Access Pipeline protests, following a federal judge's ruling last year.
- Protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline erupted in 2016 and 2017 when the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe opposed the project's Missouri River crossing due to water supply risks, prompting a massive state response.
- North Dakota originally sought $38 million in damages; the court subtracted the prior $10 million federal grant, yielding nearly $28 million. Attorney General Drew Wrigley said settlement funds will finalize loans from the Bank of North Dakota.
- The Justice Department issued a statement acknowledging the federal government's response under the Obama Administration fell short, while also recognizing that protesters engaged in unlawful behavior and violent acts during demonstrations.
- Operating for nine years, the Dakota Access Pipeline recently secured final approval from the Army Corps for its Missouri River crossing. Settlement prevents further appeals, sparing both parties additional public spending on the seven-year-old lawsuit.
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North Dakota to receive $28 million settlement for DAPL protest lawsuit
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,...
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Years after oil pipeline protests, North Dakota and the federal government settle policing lawsuit
The state of North Dakota and the federal government have settled a lawsuit the state brought to recoup the costs of policing protests of the Dakota Access Pipeline nearly a decade ago.
ND Receiving $27.8M in Settlement With Federal Government
BISMARCK, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – Gov. Kelly Armstrong issued the following statement today after Attorney General Drew Wrigley announced a final settlement in North Dakota v. United States in which the U.S. government will pay North Dakota over $27.8 million for law enforcement and other costs incurred by the state during the Dakota Access Pipeline protests in 2016-17. “This settlement is long overdue and goes a long way toward making North Dak…
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