Victory in DAPL legal battle! Now Biden must shut it down & free its last political prisoner!

Feb. 25, 2022

On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court announced it would not hear an appeal to overturn a court-ordered environmental review of the Dakota Access Pipeline. That means Kelcy Warren and Energy Transfer Partners have exhausted all legal options available to them and this concludes the final legal victory for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe against the Dakota Access Pipeline!

“The litigation concerning the pipeline is over, but the fight continues,” said EarthJustice attorney Jan Hasselman representing the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe since 2016. “We call on the administration to close the pipeline until a full safety and environmental review is complete. DAPL never should have been authorized in the first place, and this administration is failing to address the persistent illegality of this pipeline.”

As calls mount on Joe Biden after the Supreme Court decision to not hear the case to cancel the Dakota Access Pipeline, we must not forget about the NoDAPL struggle’s last political prisoner, Jessica Reznicek.

Jessica, like thousands of others, took nonviolent action before DAPL was operational where the system and courts were failing. The highest courts in the US have now ruled against DAPL, siding with the view of water protectors that the regulatory process was inadequate.

Yet, Jessica remains in federal prison serving an 8 year sentence labled a terrorist for acting to deliver the same justice federal courts are now upholding. Not only is this hypocrisy angering as our friend enters her 6th month in prison, but it has dangerous consequences for human rights. What happens to Jessica can happen to all of us.

That's why Jessica and many others from the historical NoDAPL movement are fighting back. Saying loud and clear, that we are water protectors not terrorists. That climate action is not terrorism.

Will you share this new video on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter to help spread the word about Jessica’s case?

Nine organizations have filed amicus briefs to support the removal of Jessica’s terrorism enhancement. Already over 13,000 people have signed the petition and over 100 organizations have signed on in support of Jessica’s case.

Now is the time to use this victory against DAPL to reach the White House loud and clear.

DAPL is illegal and operating without a permit, it's time to shut down DAPL and free its last political prisoner!

Solidarity forever,

The Free Jessica Reznicek Team