Judge Says Greenpeace Must Pay $345 Million in Pipeline Lawsuit, Cutting Jury Amount Nearly in Half

The case stems from protests in 2016 and 2017 against the Dakota Access oil pipeline and its crossing of the Missouri River near the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s reservation.

Greenpeace Must Pay Over $660M Over Dakota Access Protest, Jury Finds

Environmental group Greenpeace, which plans to appeal the decision, said earlier that a large award to the pipeline company would threaten to bankrupt the organization.

Greenpeace Says a Pipeline Company’s Lawsuit Threatens the Organization’s Future

Representatives of the environmental organization founded over 50 years ago said the company just wants to silence oil industry critics.

Journalist Cleared of Criminal Trespass Charges

Following a one-day trial, North Dakota Judge Thomas Schneider ruled that journalist Jenni Monet complied with law enforcement orders while reporting on the demonstration at the Dakota Access Pipeline. The […]

Lata Nott: These Two States Are Pushing Laws To Criminalize Some Protests

The Newseum Institute’s First Amendment expert, Lata Nott, originally published this podcast on the Newseum blog, and has given First Amendment Watch permission to reprint.   Rightly or wrongly, certain […]