The decision comes seven years after the Bad River tribe sued Enbridge in federal court to shut down and remove Line 5 from its lands. Conley also ordered Enbridge to remove or reroute Line 5 within three years, a deadline that had since been put on hold. Enbridge had argued a 1992 agreement overseeing pipeline easements across other tribal lands compelled the tribe to consent to their renewal. Earthjustice Senior Attorney Stefanie Tsosie, who represents the Bad River tribe, said in a statement that it’s important the court upheld the band’s sovereign right to govern its own lands. “Each day, Enbridge operates Line 5 in illegal trespass and makes more than a million dollars in profit.