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  1. February 15, 2019

    Utah, Farm Bureau Back Monument Cuts Opposed By Tribes

    Utah and the American Farm Bureau Federation urged a D.C. federal court Friday to toss suits from environmental groups and Native American tribes challenging President Donald Trump's decision to shrink two national monuments, saying the modification is within the purview of presidential authority.

  2. January 01, 2019

    Native American Cases To Watch In 2019

    In the new year, Native American law practitioners will be keeping an eye on upcoming U.S. Supreme Court decisions regarding Washington's ability to tax the Yakama Nation; treaty hunting rights in Wyoming; and the balance of tribal, federal and state criminal jurisdiction in Oklahoma. Here, Law360 takes a look at the cases attorneys who practice Native American law will be watching in the coming year.

  3. January 01, 2019

    Environmental Cases To Watch In 2019

    Law360 takes a look at some of the biggest environmental cases to watch in 2019, including U.S. Supreme Court battles over the Clean Water Act, a Fifth Circuit Endangered Species Act lawsuit and a challenge to President Donald Trump's move to shrink two national monuments.

  4. December 13, 2018

    Hunters Back Monument Cuts Opposed By Enviros, Tribes

    Several hunting groups have urged a D.C. federal court to toss suits by environmental groups and Native American tribes challenging President Donald Trump's decision to shrink the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments, saying the litigation is trying to turn the monuments into "de facto national parks."

  5. November 20, 2018

    States, Dem Legislators Back Monument Suits Against Trump

    Democratic lawmakers and several states urged a D.C. federal court Monday to hear out challenges by environmental groups and tribes to President Donald Trump's decision to shrink national monuments in Utah, joining a host of others questioning Trump's authority under the Antiquities Act.

  6. November 16, 2018

    Enviros, Tribes Fight To Save Trump Monument Suits

    Environmental groups and Native American tribes fought back against the federal government's bid to dodge their lawsuits challenging President Donald Trump's decision to shrink the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments.

  7. October 02, 2018

    DOJ Defends Trump's Decision To Shrink National Monuments

    President Donald Trump was well within his rights to shrink the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments, the federal government has told a D.C. federal judge, urging her to toss several lawsuits challenging those controversial actions.

  8. September 24, 2018

    DC Judge Won't Move National Monument Challenge To Utah

    A D.C. federal judge on Monday denied President Donald Trump's bid to transfer to Utah two consolidated suits challenging his decision to slash the size of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments, ordering that the government must give 48 hours' notice before disturbing any ground.

  9. December 04, 2017

    Trump Shrinks Utah National Monuments By Millions Of Acres

    President Donald Trump on Monday cut millions of acres from Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments, claiming he was rectifying "abuses of the Antiquities Act" by prior administrations and prompting a lawsuit by environmental groups who said the president overstepped his authority.