Jury says Greenpeace owes hundreds of millions of dollars for Dakota pipeline protest

Experts say the verdict has relevance for free speech issues nationwide.

Mar 20, 2025 - 00:46
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Jury says Greenpeace owes hundreds of millions of dollars for Dakota pipeline protest
Native American protestors and their supporters are confronted by security during a demonstration against work being done for the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) in North Dakota in 2016. Greenpeace, one of the groups protesting DAPL, was sued by the company building the pipeline. A jury has ordered Greenpeace to pay millions of dollars.

Experts say the verdict has relevance for free speech issues nationwide.

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