North Dakota judge rules DAPL documents are public

Jan 05, 20220

Richard Tsong-Taatarii, Star Tribune file count

In 2016, on the bridge leading to the Dakota Access Pipeline construction near the Standing Rock Reservation where thousands have amassed to protest construction.

BISMARCK, N.D. - A state judge has ruled that thousands of documents related to security during the construction in North Dakota of the heavily protested Dakota Access Pipeline are public and subject to the state's open records law.

The Bismarck Tribune reports the Friday ruling by South Central District Judge Cynthia Feland is a victory for The Intercept news organization, which sued in 2020 to get access to the documents for investigative journalism.

North Dakota Newspaper Association attorney Jack McDonald said the ruling also is "a good decision for government transparency

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