...Cliven Bundy, has been "forced to endure the emotional distress and physical harm of being arrested and denied bail, being thrown in solitary confinement for no valid reason, denied right of counsel and a speedy trial and then, after about…
The Court’s unanimous “scolding” of the USFWS was the subject of many editorials and columns, but only a few of us actually speculated, at the time, about the ripple effects it might have on other cases. In fact, USFWS has…
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service erred when it rejected a petition by an international advocacy group to list a population of wild horses in Montana as threatened or endangered, a federal judge said Tuesday. Cathy Valenti Courthouse News Service…
“Thanks to Rose’s courage and the Supreme Court’s careful examination of this issue, property owners should now receive a prompt and fair federal hearing when the government takes their property for public use but fails to pay compensation.” Supreme Court…
Keshlear appealed, seeking additional materials, with the county’s chief administrative officer responding that no other records were available. The next day, Laws said, county officials received an emailed letter from Boos and addressed to Maryboy and Grayeyes stating that Boos…
San Juan County Commission stonewalling public records requests at the advice of out-of-state lawyer
If San Juan County successfully pursues the legal strategy outlined by Boos in letters to county officials – that no exceptions to client-attorney privilege exist under GRAMA – a possibly precedent-setting question follows: Does the open records law have any…
EPA said Joe needed permission from the Army Corps of Engineers to dig the ponds. The federal government criminally prosecuted him, and at age 77 he was sent to prison for 18 months and fined $130,000, a conviction upheld by…
Through pleading "no contest" to the Class A and Class B misdemeanor charges of "trespassing on State Trust Lands [with the intent to do harm]" Franklin was able dodge the more serious felony charges. The court ordered him to pay…
Petitioners also argue the decision would subject taxpayers to costly permits and fines. The 9th Circuit ruling could also mean property owners with, say, septic tanks could be looped into a new regulatory scheme. Michael Bastasch Daily Caller Foundation US…
Navarro initially granted a mistrial after finding that the federal government improperly withheld evidence. She said video surveillance, maps and FBI interview information were willfully withheld by the prosecution in violation of due process required by the U.S. Constitution. Greg…