Dakota Access Court Date Set as Tribes Allege ‘Gamesmanship’ (1)

The D.C. Circuit will hear arguments Nov. 4 in the closely watched Dakota Access pipeline appeal, setting the stage for a ruling on the project’s fate in late 2020 or early 2021.

The court announced the argument date Thursday, a day after the Standing Rock Sioux, Cheyenne River Sioux, and other tribes filed their response to arguments that a federal judge overstepped when scrapped a key permit and ordered the oil pipeline to shut down.

In their latest filing at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, lawyers for the tribes accused Dakota Access ...