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N.D. legislature considers bill shielding pipeline projects from public records requests

March 15, 2019

On Jan. 22, the North Dakota state senate passed a bill that would amend its open records law to limit …

Journalist Tracie Williams arrested at Standing Rock

May 24, 2017

Tracie Williams, an independent photojournalist, was arrested while covering events at the Dakota Access Pipeline camp. Police seized her phone, …

Filmmaker Jahnny Lee charged with obstruction at Standing Rock

May 23, 2017

Jahnny Lee, a filmmaker working with the Sundance Institute, was arrested while filming a standoff between police and protesters at …

Reporter Jack Smith IV charged with obstruction at Standing Rock

May 23, 2017

Jack Smith IV, a journalist with Mic, was arrested while documenting law enforcement’s efforts to clear protesters from the Oceti …

Journalist Tonita Cervantes arrested at Standing Rock

May 24, 2017

Tonita Cervantes, a freelance photojournalist, was arrested while covering events at the Dakota Access Pipeline camp. Police seized her phone, …

Reporter Jenni Monet arrested at Standing Rock

May 25, 2017

On June 1, 2018, Monet was found not guilty on all charges.

Independent journalist Jon Ziegler injured by rubber bullet at Standing Rock

August 24, 2017

“It’s Jon Ziegler!” an officer yelled before shooting him with rubber bullets. One of the bullets shattered the bone in his pinky finger, requiring multiple surgeries.

A man walks through the Dakota Access Pipeline protest camp on the edge of the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation near Cannon Ball, North Dakota, U.S., January 24, 2017.

Journalist Jenifer Stum charged with trespassing and rioting at Standing Rock

July 26, 2017

Stum, an independent journalist, was arrested on January 16, 2017, while filming an anti-pipeline protest on a bridge at the …

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N.D. legislature considers bill shielding pipeline projects from public records requests

Journalist Tracie Williams arrested at Standing Rock

Filmmaker Jahnny Lee charged with obstruction at Standing Rock

Reporter Jack Smith IV charged with obstruction at Standing Rock

Journalist Tonita Cervantes arrested at Standing Rock

Reporter Jenni Monet arrested at Standing Rock

Independent journalist Jon Ziegler injured by rubber bullet at Standing Rock

Journalist Jenifer Stum charged with trespassing and rioting at Standing Rock

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