Appeals court challenges developer of disputed pipeline

By John Siciliano

Published October 5, 2016 10:34pm ET

Appeals court challenges developer of disputed pipeline — The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals halted the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline last month until it has time to make a decision on a case brought by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North Dakota appealing a lower court's ruling allowing the project to move forward. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

A federal appeals court prodded lawyers defending a disputed oil pipeline with a line of hard questions during oral arguments Wednesday.

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals halted the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline last month until it has time to make a decision on a case brought by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North Dakota appealing a lower court’s ruling allowing the project to move forward.