In a 'landmark' ruling on Thursday, a federal court in North Dakota tossed out a 'baseless' case against Greenpeace and other environmental and Indigenous activists who organized protests against the deeply controversial Dakota Access Pipeline , which drew thousands of people to the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in 2016.
' Wetterer posited that the dismissal of ETP's 'baseless lawsuit against Greenpeace and others sends a clear message to companies trying to muzzle civil society that corporate overreach will not be tolerated. It is also a check on corporate efforts to silence dissent.' 'We are confident that this decision will set a precedent that deters Energy Transfer and other corporations from abusing the legal system in their quest to bully those who speak truth to power.