Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians of the Bad River Reservation v. Enbridge Energy Company, Inc. et al

  1. May 11, 2022

    Industry Backs Enbridge Bid To Trim Wis. Tribe's Line 5 Suit

    Business and energy industry advocates backed Enbridge Energy Co.'s efforts to significantly trim down a suit aiming to shut down the company's Line 5 pipeline, telling a Wisconsin federal court that closing the pipeline would be disastrous for the economies of the U.S. and Canada.

  2. May 09, 2022

    Enbridge Asks To Trim Wis. Tribe's Pipeline Suit

    Enbridge Energy Co. urged a Wisconsin federal court to dismiss four out of six counts in a suit filed by the Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians seeking to shut down its Line 5 pipeline, saying those counts are foreclosed by federal law.

  3. April 26, 2022

    Unions Say Shuttering Wis. Pipeline Would Devastate Region

    More than a dozen trade unions told a Wisconsin federal court Monday that shutting down a controversial Enbridge Energy Co. pipeline could cost thousands of workers their jobs and devastate communities across the Midwest and Canada.

  4. April 22, 2022

    Pipeline Can Stay On Wis. Tribal Land Until 2043, Court Hears

    Enbridge Energy Co. has doubled down on its stance that it can operate a controversial pipeline on Wisconsin tribal land for another 21 years under a decades-old pact with the Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians.

  5. February 18, 2022

    Bad River Tribe Seeks Quick Win In Enbridge Pipeline Suit

    The Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians has asked a federal judge to ditch Enbridge's counterclaim in a suit seeking to remove the Line 5 pipeline from tribal land in Wisconsin, saying the tribe didn't agree 30 years ago to allow whatever easements the company might need to keep the pipeline going.

  6. February 15, 2022

    Wis. Tribe Pushes To Kill Enbridge Pipeline

    A Wisconsin tribe wants a federal court to force Enbridge to shut down an oil and gas pipeline that runs through its reservation, saying the company is liable for trespassing by continuing to operate without an active easement.

  7. February 10, 2022

    Tribe Says Its Legislators Can't Be Deposed In Pipeline Suit

    A Wisconsin tribe says its council members are protected by legislative privilege and can't be deposed by the Enbridge Energy Co. in an ongoing lawsuit seeking to force the Line 5 oil and gas pipeline off its reservation.

  8. September 25, 2019

    Enbridge Says Wis. Tribe Breached Pipeline Contract

    Enbridge Energy Co. Inc. filed a counterclaim Tuesday in a suit seeking to force the company's Line 5 pipeline off a Wisconsin tribe's reservation, saying the tribe breached its contract with the company to help keep the pipeline operating for another 24 years.

  9. July 24, 2019

    Wis. Tribe Sues To Boot Enbridge Pipeline From Reservation

    A Wisconsin tribe hit Enbridge Inc. with a suit in Wisconsin federal court Tuesday seeking to force a company pipeline off the tribe's reservation, claiming it poses an ever-worsening oil spill threat and that several easements the company needs have expired.