A huge "thank you" to the reader who sent me this. From the linked article:
Iowa had the right to use eminent domain to seize private land for the controversial Dakota Access pipeline, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled Friday, putting to rest a yearslong challenge from landowners and environmental groups who sought to stop the flow of oil through the state.
"We conclude that the use of eminent domain for a traditional public use such as an oil pipeline does not violate the Iowa Constitution or the United States Constitution simply because the pipeline passes through the state without taking on or letting off oil," Justice Edward Mansfield wrote in the court's majority opinion.
The decision means the $4 billion pipeline, which has been operating for two years, can continue transporting crude oil through Iowa. It also affirms that oil pipelines qualify for the state's eminent domain laws.
The article does not say how the vote went.
The court's ruling can be found here -- if you click on this link, a PDF will load.
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All justices concur except Wiggins, J., who concurs in part and dissents in part, joined by Appel, J., and McDonald, J., who dissents.From this link:
A four-member majority of the court agreed with an Iowa court judge who in in February 2017 concluded the Iowa Utilities Board properly considered public benefits of the pipeline.
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