Enbridge shells out $750K to law enforcement for Line 3 protest costs A fund set up by the state PUC reimburses agencies for enforcement tied to project. April 24, 2021 8:00am Text size Copy shortlink:
Enbridge so far has paid about $750,000 to Minnesota law enforcement agencies for policing the construction of its controversial new oil pipeline.
The money has covered officers wages, police equipment and training, including for crowd control, according to information filed with the state. Enbridge will likely spend a lot more before the half-built replacement for its corroding Line 3 is finished.
Enbridge s support of the public-safety fund is mandated as part of Minnesota utility regulators approval of the $3 billion-plus pipeline. The rationale: make the Canadian company pay for Line 3-related law enforcement costs not Minnesota taxpayers.
Derek Chauvin s alleged accomplices now face their own reckonings in George Floyd s murder
J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao are charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder and manslaughter in Floyd s death outside Cup Foods last May 25. They are scheduled for trial Aug. 23.
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Former police officers Thomas Lane, J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao. (Hennepin County Sheriff s Office / TNS)
MINNEAPOLIS With Derek Chauvin convicted and locked up awaiting sentencing, the three former Minneapolis police officers accused of helping him murder George Floyd await their own judicial reckonings with an August trial looming.
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A Standing Rock Sioux leader expressed both hope and skepticism about the process earlier this month. Nation-to-nation consultation is something that we ve been wanting and continue to want, but we want meaningful consultation, Tribal Councilman Brandon Mauai said. If it s a listening session where this administration is only going to hear us but not take (us) into serious consideration, then let s call it for what it is.
Tribal consultation over Dakota Access comes as part of the lengthy environmental review of the pipeline that began last fall. The study, known as an Environmental Impact Statement, is expected to wrap up in March 2022 and will determine whether the federal government reissues a permit for the lineâs Missouri River crossing after a judge revoked it.
Merchant & Gould P.C., a national intellectual property law firm is sponsoring a scholarship for Mitchell Hamline School of Law and University of Minnesota Law School students seeking a career in intellectual property law and coming from diverse backgrounds. In addition to providing financial support, the firm wants to create opportunities and experiences for the next generation of Minnesota IP attorneys.
A cash gift of $5,000 merit aid will be awarded annually to students selected by their schools.
“As the legal industry continues to grow, Merchant & Gould is thrilled to enable these law schools to recruit and support more students typically underrepresented in intellectual property law,” said Andrew L. Jagenow, partner and Diversity Committee chair at the firm. “Through the scholarships, we are pleased to give resources to students and, by extension, help make our legal community more diverse, inclusive, and innovative.”