Utah, Supreme Court and Bureau of Land Management

Supreme Court turns back Utah's push to wrest control of public land from the federal government
The Supreme Court on Monday turned back a push by the state of Utah to wrest control of vast areas of public land from the federal government, marking a small victory for land conservation advocates who worry that similar efforts may escalate in a Republican-controlled Washington.
US Supreme Court rejects Utah challenge to federal land control
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a lawsuit by Utah that argued the federal government was unconstitutionally holding onto vast, unreserved swathes of the Republican-led state's territory comprising more than a third of the land within its borders.
Supreme Court decision leaves Utah’s land control ambitions in limbo
The U.S. Supreme Court early Monday denied Utah’s lawsuit to acquire management of 18.5 million acres of federally owned land. Utah filed its lawsuit against the United States government last August.
U.S. Supreme Court will not hear Utah’s lawsuit to control 18.5 million acres of public land
This breaking story has been updated. The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday it will not hear Utah’s sweeping public lands lawsuit, where the state argued it should take over 18.5 million acres of federally controlled land within its borders.
Looking at Utah's lawsuit regarding public lands and how it pertains to Idaho
Utah leaders filed a lawsuit to take control of 18.5 million acres of unappropriated public land and Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador filed a Friend of the Court Brief supporting this lawsuit.
Washington Times10y
Utah to seize own land from government, challenge federal dominance of Western states
now under the control of the Bureau of Land Management and Forest Service. “I expect that public discussion will be well served by this report. It shows the complexities and connections between ...
St George News1d
St. George News at 5: Resort planned near Zion, control of public land and SUU's police force expands
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