Courts & Law

Court Docs Illuminate Scope of FBI Infiltration at Standing Rock Protests

Alleen Brown / Grist Mar 22, 2024 Until now, only one other federal informant was confirmed to be in the camps. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Judge Dismisses Suit by Dakota Access Pipeline Developer

Julia Conley / Common Dreams Feb 16, 2019 The environmental group Greenpeace and indigenous activists who protested the pipeline in 2016 were targeted in the lawsuit. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Indigenous Peoples Show Solidarity at D.C. March

Naomi LaChance / Truthdig Jan 18, 2019 Activists address a range of concerns, including oil pipelines and police brutality. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Was 2017 the Beginning of the End of Social Injustice in America?

Chelsey Luger / Truthdig Dec 27, 2017 Donald Trump's election might be the best thing that ever happened to marginalized and oppressed people. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Pipeline Opponents Celebrate Victories in North Dakota, Canada

Emma Niles / Truthdig Oct 5, 2017 Dakota Access pipeline protesters are seeing the charges against them dropped, while activists in Canada celebrate the abandonment of a large pipeline project. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Capitalism: The Nightmare

Paul Street / Truthdig Sep 20, 2017 As American activist Joel Kovel wrote six years ago, "The future will be eco-socialist, because without eco-socialism there will be no future." Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Fight Against DAPL Continues Inside and Outside Federal Courthouse (Multimedia)

BLANK Jun 21, 2017 Indigenous activists rally on behalf of the Standing Rock Sioux and Cheyenne River Sioux tribes during a hearing in the tribes' case against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Judge Orders Review of DAPL Permits in a Win for ‘Water Protectors’

By Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Jun 15, 2017 A federal judge deems safety evaluations of the Dakota Access pipeline insufficient and orders the Army Corps of Engineers to reconsider its analysis. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Military-Style Counterterrorism Measures Were Used Against DAPL Protesters, Leaked Documents Show

BLANK May 30, 2017 The Intercept reports that a private security firm employed by Energy Transfer Partners worked with local police to suppress opposition to the Dakota Access pipeline. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

First Dakota Access Pipeline Spill Is Reported

By Deirdre Fulton / Common Dreams May 12, 2017 Activists worry that the spill, which did not threaten waterways, is just the first of others to come. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Wells Fargo Directors Face Wrath for Complicity in Bank Corruption

By Lauren McCauley / Common Dreams Apr 26, 2017 Protesters on Tuesday registered their displeasure with the megabank's leadership at the Florida site of Wells Fargo's annual shareholder meeting. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

After #NoDAPL, ‘Water Protector’ Movement Continues With Resistance Camps Across the U.S. (Video)

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Apr 22, 2017 Native American activist Raymond Kingfisher talks about the work ahead. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )