US military veterans build shelters for Dakota Access pipeline protesters as the Justice Department vows to protect them

Terray Sylvester/Reuters US military veterans were building shelters for North Dakota pipeline protesters this week as the Justice Department reaffirmed its commitment to the demonstrators' First Amendment rights and to their safety on Friday. Protesters have been occupying land near the site of the multibillion-dollar Dakota Access pipeline project for months. As winter begins to set in, authorities have begun warning protesters that they need to leave. The demonstrators said they're not going ...