Water Protector Steve Martinez Taken Back Into Custody For Refusal to Cooperate with Grand Jury
Bismarck, ND – Water Protector Steve Martinez was taken back into federal custody in Bismarck, North Dakota yesterday following an appearance before the federal Grand Jury. Martinez is also being fined $50 a day for every day he maintains his refusal to give testimony. He continues to stand in solidarity with his Indigenous relatives and […]
Water Protector Steve Martinez Ordered Released
District Court Judge Traynor, Government Agree with Counsel for Steve Martinez That Finding of Contempt and Sanctions Were Imposed Without Authority and Must Be Terminated
Water Protector Steve Martinez Files Objections to Finding of Civil Contempt
Steve Martinez, jailed in effort to coerce testimony, says proceedings are tainted by due process violations, undue haste, unwarranted secrecy, and the appearance of impropriety
Indigenous Water Protector Jailed in North Dakota for Refusing to Cooperate With Secret Grand Jury
Steve Martinez Takes Principled Stand Against Use of Grand Jury to Repress Indigenous Environmental Movement
Oceti Sakowin Tribal Members Sue Trump Administration to Block Dakota Access Pipeline
Washington, DC — Civil liberties group RevolutionTruth along with lead counsel Bruce Afran filed an emergency lawsuit motion this evening in US District Court on behalf of nearly a dozen plaintiffs from several Oceti Sakowin (Great Sioux Nation) tribes. The plaintiffs in Jumping Eagle v. Trump demand an immediate halt to Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) construction beneath Lake […]