Bad River Band of Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa v. Naomi Tillison, et al

  1. July 02, 2024

    Enbridge, Tribes Spar Over Payout In Pipeline Trespass Row

    Enbridge Energy told the Seventh Circuit a recent ruling that resulted in a tribe receiving a nearly $400 million payout for trespassing does not apply to the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Tribe's current trespass challenge, arguing the district court recognized that this case presents a different set of facts.

  2. May 28, 2024

    Tribe Says Enbridge's Trespass Concern Wasted Court's Time

    A Wisconsin tribe has told the Seventh Circuit that Enbridge Energy wasted the court's time raising concerns that an old tribal trespass ordinance could cost the company millions in fines, saying it has nothing to do with the tribe's attempts to stop the Line 5 pipeline.

  3. May 23, 2024

    Enbridge Says Tribe's Trespass Law Could Cost It Millions

    Enbridge Energy told the Seventh Circuit that a Wisconsin tribe's recently publicized trespass ordinance could cause the company to pay millions of dollars in civil penalties if the appeals court rules that its 645-mile crude oil pipeline is trespassing on the tribe's land.

  4. May 01, 2024

    Tribe Fires Back At Feds' Brief In Enbridge Pipeline Row

    The Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians has called on the Seventh Circuit to reject in part the federal government's position in an appeal over the future of Enbridge Energy's controversial Line 5 oil pipeline.

  5. April 18, 2024

    Enbridge Says Feds' Pipeline Brief Aids Michigan Case

    Enbridge Energy has said the U.S. government's recent brief to the Seventh Circuit in separate litigation over its Line 5 pipeline backs its challenge against Michigan over the state's attempts to shutter the project, arguing the federal government has a strong interest in ensuring that trade and diplomatic relations with Canada aren't affected.

  6. April 11, 2024

    US Sends Mixed Messages In Enbridge Line 5 Pipeline Dispute

    The U.S. government sent mixed messages to the Seventh Circuit in weighing in on Enbridge's controversial Line 5 oil pipeline, saying a lower court was right to determine that the company is trespassing on tribal lands, but recommended that the case be remanded and that a tribe's public nuisance claim be dismissed. 

  7. December 18, 2023

    'Pay-As-You-Trespass' Remedy Can't Stand, Tribe Argues

    Enbridge Energy Co. shouldn't be allowed to pay essentially "fair rental value" with a lower court's three-year pass allowing the company to continue operating a controversial pipeline on reservation land despite federal law stating such forced conveyance is invalid, a native tribe in Wisconsin told the Seventh Circuit.

  8. October 24, 2023

    Tribes Say Sovereign Power Is At Stake In Pipeline Fight

    A slew of Native American tribes argue that tribal sovereignty is central to a dispute involving the court-ordered shutdown of an Enbridge Energy oil and natural gas pipeline that traverses a Chippewa band's reservation, saying tribes must have the power to exclude non-Indians from their lands.

  9. October 19, 2023

    Michigan Backs Wisconsin Tribe's Pipeline Fight

    The state of Michigan is the latest party to wade into a Seventh Circuit appeal over the court-ordered shutdown of an Enbridge Energy oil pipeline that traverses a Wisconsin Native American tribe's reservation, warning the court in an amicus brief that the threat of a spill is "all too real."

  10. October 18, 2023

    Business Group Urges 7th Circ. To Speed Line 5 Closure

    An association of business leaders in Michigan and Wisconsin has told the Seventh Circuit that the economic consequences of shuttering Enbridge Energy's Line 5 oil pipeline would be far from catastrophic, backing a Wisconsin-based Native American tribe in its court battle to expedite the pipeline closure.