April 25, 2017 Bundy Ranch jury ‘hopelessly deadlocked,’ Navarro declares mistrial “The bottom line is a hung jury is not the end of the world,” Las Vegas lawyer Shawn Perez said Monday after the jury…
April 24, 2017 Klamath Tribes terminate water compact, potentially devastating ranchers, farmers In April 2014, ranchers and the Tribes signed the Upper Basin Comprehensive Agreement. The ranchers agreed to retire 18,000 acres of land or 30,000…
April 23, 2017 Alaska sues federal government, contending state controls riverbed, not BLM In its complaint, Alaska said it gained title to submerged lands and navigable waters when it acquired statehood, unless the federal government made any…
April 18, 2017 Does Judge Navarro ‘drama’ portend surprise jury decision in Bundy trial? Judge Navarro was concerned enough that the jury was considering all of the possible implications that, at one point, she threw her arms wide,…
April 14, 2017 Bundy Ranch Trial: The Navarro-Reid Kangaroo Court Judge Gloria Navarro told one defendant he had only three rights in her courtroom: to plead guilty, to testify on his own behalf, and…
April 13, 2017 ‘Old broad’ enviro faces criminal charges in Utah for endangering cattle Chilcoat has been affiliated with Great Old Broads for Wilderness since 2001 and is a founding board member of Friends of Cedar Mesa, another…
April 12, 2017 Local View: Recapture Canyon NOT reopened, Zinke hiding behind ‘PR smokescreen’ The problem is that none of the trails shown on the map were part of the Recapture emergency closure in 2007. Matter of fact…
April 11, 2017 Zinke reopens Recapture Canyon, site of 2014 public access showdown “Recreation on public lands is a big part of what we do at the Interior Department and the BLM, but for many persons with…
April 9, 2017 Texas landowners win victory against Obama-era BLM land grabs “It was our contention all along that the BLM’s surveys were conducted improperly and unlawfully,” Paxton said in a statement. “We will vigilantly defend…
April 7, 2017 PLF fights Forest Service closure of thousands of miles of California roads and trails At issue is the unlawful way that the Service, seven years ago, implemented its 2005 Travel Management Rule. That rule called for formal designation…