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September 21, 2017

ND Judges Trying to End Program Allowing Out-of-State Lawyer to Represent Water Protectors
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In North Dakota, local judges are petitioning the North Dakota Supreme
Court to end a program that allows out-of-state lawyers to represent the
hundreds of water protectors who were arrested amid the months-long
resistance at Standing Rock against the Dakota Access pipeline. The
Water Protector Legal Collective says ending the program could leave
more than 100 water protectors without legal representation. More than
300 people are still facing criminal charges. The North Dakota Supreme
Court is currently accepting comments on the proposal to end the right
for water protectors to have representation from out-of-state lawyers.


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