![In this Nov. 20, 2016 file photo, provided by Morton County Sheriff's Department, law enforcement and protesters clash near the site of the Dakota Access pipeline on Sunday, Nov. 20, 2016, in Cannon Ball, N.D. A federal judge in North Dakota has dismissed the excessive-force lawsuit of a New York woman who was injured in an explosion during the protests of the Dakota Access oil pipeline. (Morton County Sheriff's Department via AP) **FILE**](https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2024/04/05/Dakota_Access_Pipeline_Lawsuit_74802_s878x658.jpg?6753eaf52762d8be14469aa03427df12f9ecb8e6)
In this Nov. 20, 2016 file photo, provided by Morton County Sheriff's Department, law enforcement and protesters clash near the site of the Dakota Access pipeline on Sunday, Nov. 20, 2016, in Cannon Ball, N.D. A federal judge in North Dakota has dismissed the excessive-force lawsuit of a New York woman who was injured in an explosion during the protests of the Dakota Access oil pipeline. (Morton County Sheriff's Department via AP) **FILE**
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