This month, a North Dakota court barred Greenpeace from saying what it wanted in a European court, an unusual move. The environmental group says it is forging ahead.

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Times Opinion convened a panel of state experts to weigh in on the primary.

The Times unearthed memos that signaled a major shift in the court’s operations, in a decision that critics say was rushed and flawed.