Colonialism Created These Fires: Solidarity with the Karuk Tribe
“Fear of fire is what brought us to this place we are at…We have to re-establish a positive relationship with fire. Fire suppression has...
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- Sep 11, 2020
- 4 min
Long-Awaited Win for Water Protectors
Long-Awaited Win for Water Protectors: Standing Rock Civil Rights Class Action Against Excessive Force by Morton County Sheriffs Moves...
- Jul 16, 2020
- 7 min
What the Keystone XL Supreme Court Decision Means for the Future of the KXL Pipeline
July 16, 2020 Pat Handlin, WPLC Board Member Natali Segovia, WPLC Staff Attorney The Keystone XL (KXL) pipeline would carry tar sands oil...
- May 21, 2020
- 3 min
WPLC Stands with Cheyenne River & Oglala Sioux Tribes
NATIONAL LAWYERS GUILD & WATER PROTECTOR LEGAL COLLECTIVE JOINT STATEMENT OF SOLIDARITY WITH CHEYENNE RIVER SIOUX TRIBE AND OGLALA SIOUX...
- Apr 14, 2020
- 1 min
COVID-19 Crisis in Indian Country
Dear Relatives, We hope you all are well. We are reaching out in a time of crisis in one of Indian Country’s most difficult times. Right...
- Apr 2, 2020
- 3 min
DAPL VICTORY – WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR KXL?
On March 25, 2020, a federal judge struck down permits for DAPL to run under the Missouri River. While the judge has not yet ordered...
- Apr 1, 2020
- 2 min
#STANDWITHMASHPEE
WPLC stands with the Mashpee Wampanoag! On March 27, in the midst of the pandemic, the Secretary of the Interior ordered that the Mashpee...
- Feb 6, 2020
- 2 min
International Indigenous Human Rights Program Launched
The Water Protector Legal Collective (WPLC) and the University of Arizona’s Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy Program (IPLP) are joining...
- Jan 8, 2020
- 1 min
Felony Dismissed in “DNA” #NoDAPL Case Against Water Protector
The Water Protector Legal Collective is thrilled with yesterday’s decision from a North Dakota judge to dismiss the felony conspiracy to...
- Sep 19, 2019
- 2 min
Attorney Moves to Dismiss Water Protector “DNA” Case
On September 9, 2019 the State of North Dakota filed a criminal complaint in Morton County District Court charging Lawrence Malcolm, and...
- Jun 24, 2019
- 3 min
Water Protector Legal Collective Report Condemns Government Treatment of Native Protesters
Read the full report here. June 24, 2019 Contact: Michelle Cook Water Protector Legal Collective Divest, Invest, Protect...
- Apr 10, 2019
- 2 min
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to Hold Hearing on Suppression of Indigenous Resistance to
EDIT May 13, 2019: WPLC & Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy Program testified on the criminalization of Indigenous Water Protectors...
- Feb 6, 2019
- 1 min
Dakota Access criminal cases wrapping up in North Dakota
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Hundreds of state-level criminal cases stemming from the prolonged protest in North Dakota against the Dakota...
- Feb 5, 2019
- 6 min
WPLC Concludes NoDAPL Criminal Defense Program in North Dakota
Organizational Milestone; Legal Harms Reduced for Hundreds of Water Protectors A statement from WPLC Board President Daniel T’seleie...
- Feb 5, 2019
- 3 min
Two October 22nd Cases Resolve With One Acquittal, One Conviction
With Zero NoDAPL Cases Remaining on the Court Calendar, WPLC Concludes its Criminal Defense Program in North Dakota WPLC Cooperating...
- Jan 31, 2019
- 3 min
45 NoDAPL Cases Dismissed – Warrants Quashed Upon Review Ordered by Judiciary
ND prosecutors abandon dozens of cases due to no “good faith belief that the underlying charges can be proven” (Bismarck, ND) On December...
- Dec 6, 2018
- 1 min
Citing Last Month’s Jessee Decision, ND Supreme Court Serves Up Another Big Win for Water Protectors
Bismarck, ND: Today, the North Dakota Supreme Court ruled in favor of Water Protector Mark Hebert, reversing his lower court conviction...
- Dec 6, 2018
- 3 min
Standing Rock Sioux Akicita James “Angry Bird” White Sentenced to Two Years of Supervised Release fo
Bismarck, ND: James “Angry Bird” White was sentenced in federal court on December 5, 2018 to time served plus two-years of supervised...
- Nov 30, 2018
- 2 min
Last Child Camp Case Dismissed; Judge Says State’s Case ‘Fails to Meet the Smell Test’
All Charges Dismissed for Water Protector Waste’Win Young, former Historic Preservation Officer for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. North...
- Nov 17, 2018
- 4 min
WPLC Receives 2018 Arc of Justice Award
North Dakota Human Rights Coalition confers award for ongoing legal defense of Water Protectors Mandan, ND: At a ceremony today in Fargo,...