The Minnesota Supreme Court granted Energy Transfer’s Petition for Review, prolonging our years-long case to secure press freedoms in the MN courts.

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August 12, 2024


** Unicorn Riot’s Press Freedom Case Headed to MN Supreme Court
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The Minnesota Supreme Court granted Energy Transfer’s Petition for Review (PFR) on August 6, 2024, and our years-long case to secure press freedoms continues in the Minnesota courts.

View the order granting Energy Transfer’s PFR here ([link removed]) (August 6, 2024).

We need your support now more than ever ([link removed]) . We’ve spent over $50,000 battling this corporate energy giant. Donations over $100 from the month of August through the end of December 2024 will receive 11 × 17 movie posters of our feature length documentary film Black Snake Killaz: A #NoDAPL Story ([link removed]) .
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Background: Unicorn Riot and journalist member Niko Georgiades were served subpoenas in March 2021 as part of Energy Transfer/DAPL's lawsuit (filed in North Dakota state court) against Greenpeace and Indigenous water protectors, claiming they protested the pipeline for financial gain and not due to the potential environmental damage/harm to treaty rights. DAPL has attempted to get UR to give out sensitive and privileged materials. For further information, read the updates on the legal fund donor page ([link removed]) .

Recent writings on the case:

*Read a rundown of the case written in the Silha Center Bulletin (Winter/Spring 2024: Volume 29, No. 2) ([link removed])

*Minnesota Lawyer — Media collective wins pipeline appeal - Court says group needn’t turn over newsgathering materials ([link removed]) (May 13, 2024)

*Unicorn Riot — Unicorn Riot Nets Resounding Win for Press Freedom Against Oil Corporation in Minnesota Appeals Court ([link removed]) (May 10, 2024)
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