Update. Epic Eminent Domain Showdown. The Pros. The Cons. The Arrests.

The Number of Arrests: 38+

The Native American arguments against using eminent domain for the pipeline:

• harm to a Native American cutural site
• harm to the tribe’s water supply

The number of courts involved:

• The tribes sued in D.C. federal court for an injunction to stop the pipeline
  • the court is epxected to rule Sept. 9th
• The pipeline sued in federal court in Iowa to stop the protestors
  • the court denied this request

Wall Street Journal | Pipeline Protests Bring Dozens of Arrests in Iowa, North Dakota

Previously on InformedIntel, August 25, 2016:

The Nakota, Lakota and Dakota Nations are mobilizing to halt a pipeline. It is a peaceful protest that prohibits weapons.

Captured on video, its the tribes the largest mobilization in 140 years. The Native Americans are protesting a pipeline across their sacred lands.

NY Times Video | American Indians v. Dakota Pipeline