Freedom of speech is ‘on the line’ in a pivotal Dakota Access Pipeline trial
”Freedom of speech is on the line,” says Waniya Locke, a member of Standing Rock Grassroots. “This directly impacts everybody ...
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Jury selection begins in civil trial brought by Dakota Access Pipeline developer against Greenpeace
Opponents of the Dakota Access Pipeline demonstrate in Bismarck in August 2016. (Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota ...
Greenpeace says its future is threatened by Texas pipeline company's lawsuit
The $300 million lawsuit deals with protests against a pipeline route at a Missouri River crossing north of the Standing Rock ...
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Greenpeace says a pipeline company's lawsuit threatens the organization's future
A Texas pipeline company's lawsuit accusing Greenpeace of defamation, disruptions and attacks during protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline goes to trial in North Dakota on Monday, ...
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Jury selection begins in civil trial between Dakota Access developer and Greenpeace
Energy Transfer says Greenpeace used tactics including defamation, vandalism and harassment in an attempt to tarnish the ...
Greenpeace faces potential shutdown as trial begins over Dakota Access Pipeline protests
Greenpeace USA headed to court in North Dakota on Monday, as a trial expected to last about five weeks begins over protests ...
Daily on Energy: Iran oil sanctions tightened, BP retrenches on renewables goals, and the week ahead
Good afternoon and Happy Monday, readers! In today’s edition of Daily on Energy, Callie and Maydeen kick off the week by ...
Texas lawmakers want to gut free speech protections and encourage more lawsuits
Lawmakers want to gut the Texas Citizens Participation Act, which prevents the rich and powerful from using frivolous ...
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'Process is the punishment': The rise of SLAPP suits in the US
What do Donald Trump's lawsuit against an Iowa pollster, a $300 million case against Greenpeace by an oil pipeline operator, ...
Suit battles controversial state law that’s part of a ‘nationwide crackdown’ on pipeline protests
The change, backed in part by the Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association during a wave of protests against the Bayou ...
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Activists challenge Louisiana pipeline protest law at Fifth Circuit
(CN) — A three-judge panel of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday grilled environmental activists and the state of Louisiana over the constitutionality of a Louisiana law restricting protests ...