Law360, New York (September 22, 2016, 5:33 PM EDT) -- The company behind the $3.8 billion Dakota Access crude oil pipeline has dropped its federal lawsuit seeking to limit protests of pipeline construction in Iowa, saying it was unwilling to provide the necessary proof of its shareholders' citizenship in order to establish jurisdiction. U.S. District Judge Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger signed off on the move on Thursday, a day after Dakota Access LLC sought to dismiss the case without prejudice. The defendants, Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement, Bold Iowa and their officials, had asked Judge Ebinger earlier this month to toss the suit on the same grounds, that the company failed to...

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