Federal Court Rules Tribe Waited Too Long to Raise Religious Objections to DAPL

A federal judge on Tuesday denied a request for a preliminary injunction to block construction of the Dakota Access pipeline (DAPL). The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe claims that the pipeline, which stretches across tribal lands, threatens Lake Oahe, a sacred water supply used in many tribal religious ceremonies. Thus, the tribe members say, it violates their rights under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA).

https://rewire.news/article/2017/03/08/federal-court-rules-tribes-waited-long-raise-religious-objections-dapl/