U.S. Appeals Court Upholds Trespass Finding, Orders Enbridge to Relocate Line 5 on Tribal Land
A three-judge panel of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found Enbridge liable for trespass for operating the Line 5 oil pipeline under territory belonging to the Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians. The court ordered the pipeline removed from tribal land but gave Enbridge more time to complete a reroute and sent the d…