Rosebud Sioux Tribe et al v. United States Department of State et al

  1. May 06, 2021

    Tribes Drop Keystone XL Fight In Light Of Biden Veto

    Two tribes, the developer of the Keystone XL pipeline and the Biden administration joined together to inform a Montana federal court they all agree an executive order canceling the presidential permit for the project brings about the end of litigation over the approval.

  2. November 17, 2020

    Keystone Developer Touts President's Power To OK Pipelines

    The developer of the Keystone XL pipeline has told a Montana federal court that over 100 years of precedent supports the president's authority to grant permits for cross-border oil pipelines and that President Donald Trump lawfully issued a permit for the project.

  3. October 19, 2020

    Tribes Denied In Bid To Block Keystone Pipeline Construction

    A Montana federal judge has rejected tribes' efforts to stop construction on the Keystone XL pipeline, saying they "blurred" key distinctions between a small cross-border segment and the controversial pipeline's full length in the United States.

  4. March 03, 2020

    Tribes Seek Block On Keystone XL Pipeline Construction

    The Rosebud Sioux and Fort Belknap tribes have asked a Montana federal judge to block work on the Keystone XL pipeline, saying the court should rule on competing summary judgment bids by the tribes, the federal government and TC Energy before allowing construction to start.

  5. February 26, 2020

    Tribes, Feds Spar Over Presidential Permit For Keystone XL

    The Rosebud Sioux and Fort Belknap tribes traded blows with the federal government in Montana federal court, battling over the impact of the Keystone XL pipeline on tribal mineral rights and whether President Donald Trump had the authority to issue a permit for the project.

  6. January 27, 2020

    TC Energy Renews Bid To Dump Tribes' Keystone XL Suit

    TC Energy Corp. on Friday renewed its bid to end a challenge by the Rosebud Sioux Tribe and Fort Belknap Indian Community to the company's Keystone XL pipeline, blasting the tribes' claims that President Donald Trump unconstitutionally issued a new cross-border permit for the controversial pipeline.

  7. July 29, 2019

    Tribes Say Trump Violated Treaties By OKing Keystone XL

    The Rosebud Sioux Tribe and Fort Belknap Indian Community has urged a Montana federal judge not to toss their challenge to the Keystone XL oil pipeline, saying President Donald Trump's decision to issue a new permit for the TC Energy project illegally ignored the tribes' treaty rights.

  8. September 10, 2018

    Tribes Launch Fresh Challenge To Keystone XL Approval

    Two Native American tribes sued the federal government Monday in a bid to stop the Keystone XL oil pipeline, alleging there was no analysis of how the project would affect their water systems and treaty rights.