Greenpeace seeks new trial, claiming jury pool biased in case over Dakota Access Pipeline

By: Mary Steurer

Outlets: North Dakota Monitor

Published: April 1, 2026

Words: 712

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Greenpeace has asked for a second trial after a judge entered a $345 million judgment against the organization in a landmark case brought by the developer of the Dakota Access Pipeline.

The case “threatens to result in one of the largest miscarriages of justice in North Dakota’s history,” attorneys for the environmental group wrote in a brief filed last week.

After a three-week trial roughly a year ago, a Morton County jury directed …

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