Justice Department Overrules Court, Dakota Access Pipeline Construction HaltedBy Nick Bernabe However, the Department of Justice, the Department of the Interior, and the Department of the Army quickly overruled the courts decision, placing a temporary halt on Dakota Access Pipeline construction on Army Corps of Engineering lands. Their statement says the decision will take effect until the Army can determine whether it will need to reconsider any of its previous decisions regarding the Lake Oahe site under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) or other federal laws. The press release continued: Therefore, construction of the pipeline on Army Corps land bordering or under Lake Oahe will not go forward at this time. The Army will move expeditiously to make this determination, as everyone involved including the pipeline company and its workers deserves a clear and timely resolution. In the interim, we request that the pipeline company voluntarily pause all construction activity within 20 miles east or west of Lake Oahe. This development comes on the heels of North Dakota Governor Jack Dalrymples decision to activate the states National Guard on Thursday, stoking fears that tensions on the ground could grow. Currently, Native American protesters, or water protectors, are staging a peaceful blockade against the pipelines construction. The Justice Department statements language could be interpreted as a voluntary request to the pipeline builders, and its unclear whether Energy Transfer Partners will comply with the request. Meanwhile, opposition on the ground to the Dakota Access Pipelinecontinues to swell as thousands of water protectors continue to stream into the area to join the blockade. At this time it remains unclear how the addition of the National Guard, a flood of reinforcements to the protests, and the Justice Departments statement will affect tensions on the ground. As the agencies statement surprisingly asserted: In recent days, we have seen thousands of demonstrators come together peacefully, with support from scores of sovereign tribal governments, to exercise their First Amendment rights and to voice heartfelt concerns about the environment and historic, sacred sites. It is now incumbent on all of us to develop a path forward that serves the broadest public interest. This article (Breaking: Justice Department Overrules Court, Dakota Access Pipeline Construction Halted) is free and open source. You have permission to republish this article under a Creative Commons license with attribution to Nick Bernabe and theAntiMedia.org. Anti-Media Radio airs weeknights at 11pm Eastern/8pm Pacific. If you spot a typo, email edits@theantimedia.org. Also read Derrick Brozes selfnews Post coverage of the Dakota Access Pipeline protest HERE. Just a temporary stop Always be a light that is shininginthedark Why dont the feds follow their long standing policy of violating every treaty ever made with Native American tribes with military might if necessary? Whats changed? Theyre trying. Give them a minute. Wow! The plaintiff overrules the court. I wished I could overrule the court whenever my side loses. Do you even know what a plaintiff is? For your information, the Department of Justice, the Department of the Interior, and the Department of the Army in this case were not the plaintiff. The word plaintiff can be traced to the year 1278 and stems from the Anglo-French word pleintif meaning complaining. In this case the plaintiff were the Standing Rock Sioux tribe. This insanity needs to to end 