During Hannon's cross examination of Hostetler, he cited testing that was done by Plateau Environmental Services of the air immediately next to the chicken house as well as 50 ft from the front of the facility. Hannon read from a…
California prosecutors have filed felony burglary, theft and trespassing charges against six protesters after a September incident. Greg Henderson Drovers Felony Charges For “Liberating” Chickens Six animal rights activists claimed they were liberating chickens during a protest in California in…
This article is intended to provide an historical account of these actions and their impacts for the purpose of vindicating the many small and medium-sized farming communities nationwide whose generations-old family farming families have been devastated by these ultra vires…
Now the 9th Circuit has ordered that Joe Robertson’s pending motion for rehearing should be postponed until the Supreme Court releases its decision in Hughes. (Joe has already served his full prison sentence and is currently back home in Montana where his legal problems…
A string of exercises in federal overreach all but destroyed westerners' trust in the BLM. But Dan Love, the BLM SAC behind Operation Cerberus, the Bundy Ranch raid, and whose name is connected with numerous other crimes and debacles, became…
"BLM' s apparent culture of impunity for law enforcement misconduct is a detriment to the public and those employees committed to ethical service. Both employees and supervisors have a duty to report any wrongdoing and misconduct to ensure a respectful,…
About 20 years ago, government agencies stopped collecting data on these settlements, so they could no longer report to Congress on the amount of money involved, or the groups to whom it was being paid. Long-time observers know it amounts…
Some argued that the intense security during the trial last fall in Portland was overblown. One called the physical restraint of Mumford an "appalling overreaction.'' Several wrote of a perceived animosity between Mumford and the marshals throughout the case. Maxine…
How is it possible -- from the standpoint of legality and/or (at the very least) fairness -- for Indian reservation residents (both tribal members and lessees) to publicly vote on local property tax issues that, because of 100 percent property…
Remember, these enviro groups need crises to keep the donations flowing, but if sage grouse enjoy healthy habitat and robust, growing populations, there is no longer a crisis to get hysterical about. If Utah's Watershed Restoration Initiative continues to be…