Judge Rejects Attempt to Dismiss Lawsuits Challenging Trump Monument Cuts
November 26, 2024
November 26, 2024
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Nov. 26 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release:
A D.C. federal court yesterday rejected an attempt by the state of Utah, local officials, and special interest groups to revive two lawsuits challenging the Trump administration's 2017 dismantling of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments. Utah sought to reactivate the cases, then have them dismissed as moot, but Judge Tanya Chutkan ruled that a related . . .
A D.C. federal court yesterday rejected an attempt by the state of Utah, local officials, and special interest groups to revive two lawsuits challenging the Trump administration's 2017 dismantling of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments. Utah sought to reactivate the cases, then have them dismissed as moot, but Judge Tanya Chutkan ruled that a related . . .