North Dakota landowners argue property rights dispute before US Supreme Court

By: Mary Steurer

Outlets: North Dakota Monitor

Published: November 9, 2026

Words: 693

Last Updated: 2 hours, 4 minutes ago


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A group of northwest North Dakota landowners urged U.S. Supreme Court justices Monday to find that they should be reimbursed for legal costs they paid in a land dispute with a pipeline company.

Natural gas pipeline developer WBI Energy used federal eminent domain to take portions of the McKenzie County landowners’ properties in 2018. The owners were reimbursed for the value of their land under a confidential settlement signed in 2021, according to …

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