Carlton Fields Represents Dakota Access Pipeline Protester in Eighth Circuit Civil Rights Appeal

Carlton Fields represents a Dakota Access pipeline protester in the appeal of her federal civil rights lawsuit. The client, who joined tens of thousands of Standing Rock Sioux Tribe supporters in a yearlong encampment, suffered life-altering injuries after law enforcement targeted her with an explosive munition hours after a protest against the pipeline in Morton County, North Dakota. Her case was dismissed on qualified immunity grounds in federal district court, which was affirmed by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Carlton Fields’ pro bono team is petitioning the U.S. Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari to review the Eighth Circuit’s affirmance.

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