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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 rejects Utah’s push to wrest control of public land from the federal government
The Supreme Court is turning back a push by the state of Utah to wrest control of vast areas of public land from the federal government.
Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Utah's Bid to Take Control of Public Land
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear Utah's bid to gain control over millions of acres of federal land, dealing a blow to the state's efforts to assert greater authority over its natural resources.
Supreme Court decision leaves Utah’s land control ambitions in limbo
Utah filed its lawsuit against the United States government last August. The state argued that it is deprived of more than one-third of the land within its border, deeming the amount of land managed by the Bureau of Land Management “unconstitutional” and a federal policing of power.
Supreme Court rejects Utah, Wyoming claims on federal public lands
It took the U.S. Supreme Court 12 words and one period to dismiss more than 300 pages of legal arguments in which Utah, Wyoming and other Western states sought to
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.
Supreme Court declines to hear Utah's public lands case. What happens next?
The U.S. Supreme Court decided not to take up Utah's public lands lawsuit, but those for and against the case believe the argument isn't over.
U.S. Supreme Court refuses to hear Utah’s public lands challenge
The state in August filed a lawsuit asking the court to declare the federal Bureau of Land Management’s ownership of 18.5 million acres of land in Utah unconstitutional.
Supreme Court Won't Hear Utah's Case To Get Control Of Federal Lands
The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday it won't take up Utah's case to get control of federal lands in that state, a push Wyoming supported. Gov.
Supreme Court denies Utah's lawsuit seeking control of federal land
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected Utah's lawsuit seeking control of 18.5 million acres of federal land. Why it matters: State officials put on a costly campaign of TV ads and other marketing, to encourage SCOTUS to take up the case.
Utah, Idaho sought to turn federal land over to states. What did Supreme Court say?
According to a brief Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador filed with the U.S. Supreme Court, 9 million acres of Idaho land managed by the Bureau of Land Management could be affected.
U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear Phil Lyman’s challenge of Utah primary system
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear Phil Lyman's challenge to the primary process used by Utah Gov. Spencer Cox. Lyman ...
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Supreme Court rejects Utah’s bid to control federal lands
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a bid from the state of Utah to seize control of federally owned lands. © Isaac Hale, The Deseret News via Associated Press pool ...