Bid to Halt Pipeline in Judge’s Hands as Tribes Make Final Plea

The Standing Rock Sioux, Cheyenne River Sioux, and other tribes made their final arguments Friday in favor of shutting down the Dakota Access oil pipeline.

“The Tribes have never denied that shutting down the pipeline would have impacts; however, they have emphasized that the profits of others should not come at the expense of the Tribes, especially when the law has not been followed,” they said in a brief to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

The court is weighing whether to halt the embattled oil project due to an invalid federal easement while the Army Corps ...