HOPI TRIBE et al v. TRUMP et al

  1. June 17, 2024

    Feds, Tribes Say It's Too Soon To Reopen Monument Suit

    The federal government, tribes and conservation groups are fighting a bid by Utah and farming associations to lift a more than three-year stay in a challenge to the Bears Ears National Monument, arguing that the state is already involved in litigation that attempts to nullify the presidential proclamation that established it.

  2. May 17, 2024

    Utah, Farm Groups Ask To Reopen Bears Ears Monument Suit

    The state of Utah and two farming associations have asked a D.C. federal court to lift a more than three-year stay in a tribal case over the Bears Ears National Monument, saying the case is now moot and another monument case is pending before the Tenth Circuit.

  3. August 03, 2020

    Trump Slams Tribes For Mention Of Okla. High Court Ruling

    The Trump administration has attacked the argument by several Native American tribes that a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding the legitimacy of a large reservation in Oklahoma supports their position on a Utah national monument, asserting that the high court ruling is "not on point."

  4. July 27, 2020

    Tribes Say High Court's Okla. Ruling Protects Monument

    The U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision upholding the legitimacy of a large reservation in Oklahoma supports their position that President Donald Trump can't shrink the Bears Ears national monument in Utah, several Native American tribes told a Washington, D.C., federal judge Friday.

  5. July 08, 2020

    Biggest Enviro Law Cases To Watch In The Rest Of 2020

    The second half of 2020 could bring decisions in a host of important environmental law cases, including a series of challenges to the Trump administration's new rule defining the scope of the Clean Water Act, lawsuits targeting the president's efforts to roll back Obama-era national monuments, and a groundbreaking trial over whether the government should ban fluoride in drinking water.

  6. June 10, 2020

    Utah Backs Trump Bid For Judgment In Monuments Row

    The state of Utah, farming organizations and others have asked a D.C. federal judge to find that President Donald Trump had the authority to shrink the size of two Utah national monuments. 

  7. May 26, 2020

    Trump Presses Court To Reject Monument Cut Challenges

    The Trump administration has urged a D.C. federal judge to grant its motions for summary judgment fighting back against Native American tribes' and environmental groups' claims that the president didn't have the authority to scale back the size of two Utah national monuments.

  8. April 13, 2020

    Tribes, Enviros Fight Trump Bid For Early Monument Row Win

    A group of tribes and a coalition of environmental organizations have urged a D.C. federal court to reject President Donald Trump's bid for an early win in suits challenging his reduction of two Utah national monuments.

  9. March 06, 2020

    Utah Says Trump Had Right To Shrink National Monuments

    The state of Utah, farming groups and others have backed President Donald Trump's authority to downsize two Utah national monuments, telling a D.C. federal court that the tribal and environmental groups challenging the cuts are trying to turn the monuments into "de facto national parks."

  10. February 20, 2020

    Trump Says Enviros Can't Bring Suit Over Monument Cuts

    President Donald Trump and the federal government have hit tribal and environmental groups with a cross motion for summary judgment in suits claiming that Trump didn't have the constitutional authority to downsize two Utah national monuments.