South Dakota, ACLU settle suit over ‘riot-boosting’ laws

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota has resolved a lawsuit over laws aimed at potential demonstrations against the Keystone XL pipeline by agreeing not to enforce much of the laws.
The laws passed this year allow criminal or civil penalties against demonstrators who engage in so-called riot boosting. Republican Gov. Kristi Noem pushed for the laws, which came after neighboring North Dakota battled months of sometimes disruptive protests over the Dakota Access pipeline.
The ACLU challenge