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Fifth Circuit Rejected Pipeline Protestors’ Challenge to Louisiana Infrastructure Trespass Statute

Lawsuit challenging 2018 amendments to a Louisiana law that prohibits unauthorized entry of critical infrastructure by expanding the definition of critical infrastructure to include 125,000 miles of pipelines.

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Fifth Circuit Rejected Pipeline Protestors’ Challenge to Louisiana Infrastructure Trespass Statute

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Fossil fuel

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Finance