February 5, 2017 Letter to Zinke: Bears Ears is a special interest ‘scheme,’ not the will of the people As the details emerge of the new Monument, it is clear that scheming special interest groups have been crafting the details of this Monument…
February 3, 2017 Citing bias, Oregon Standoff defendant seeks new judge for case In a trial last fall, jurors found standoff leader Ammon Bundy and six others not guilty of felony charges. Prosecutors decided despite losing to…
February 3, 2017 COMMENTARY: Rights taken for granted could become rights lost The truth of the matter is that it really doesn’t matter who occupies the White House, the governor’s mansion or your county courthouse; “We…
January 28, 2017 LaVoy Finicum: Killed by government agents while defending property rights, human dignity If the federal authorities had been serious about desiring a peaceful resolution to this conflict, they could have coordinated with Sheriff Palmer to arrest…
January 24, 2017 Amateur geologist harassed by feds over legally-obtained fossils takes own life Ramirez continued to interrogate and harass Weaver for approximately four hours. Ramirez peppered him with questions about mining on public lands, and made other…
January 19, 2017 Federal prosecutors file criminal charges against Ammon Bundy’s attorney Prosecutor files formal criminal information, lodging three charges against Marcus Mumford Maxine Bernstein Oregonian A federal prosecutor has filed a formal criminal information charging Marcus Mumford,…
January 14, 2017 Ranchers: Obama midnight monuments designations will make practical management impossible While President Obama, in his press statement, said the monuments (Bears Ears in Utah – 1.35 million acres and Gold Butte in Nevada —…
January 11, 2017 Ammon Bundy’s attorney dogged by federal prosecutors following October acquittals Moments after the stunning Oct. 27 acquittal of Bundy and his co-defendants, Mumford argued that Bundy should be immediately released to walk freely out…
January 9, 2017 Feds try to silence blogger reporting about Oregon standoff informants Hunt said the agent asked where he got the documents, wanted him to remove his blog posts and hand over the reports he had….
January 7, 2017 COMMENTARY: Punish criminals, but free the Hammonds By coincidence, the original judge in the Hammonds’ case found a mandatory five-year sentence overly punitive given the circumstances of their crimes. The Hammonds…
