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US Supreme Court rejects Utah challenge to federal land control
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a lawsuit by Utah that argued the federal government was unconstitutionally holding onto vast, unreserved swathes of the Republican-led state's territory comprising more than a third of the land within its borders.
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Opinion: Utah wants the Supreme Court to give it land owned by all Americans
The court is expected to decide whether to take up the matter in mid-January. Should it agree to consider the case and side with Utah, tens of millions of acres of land across the West now owned by all Americans could be opened to largely unregulated exploitation of its mineral, fossil fuel, timber and grazing resources.
Supreme Court Turns Back Utah's Push to Wrest Control of Public Land From the Federal Government
The Supreme Court is turning back a push by the state of Utah to wrest control of vast areas of public land from the federal government
Supreme Court decision leaves Utah’s land control ambitions in limbo
The U.S. Supreme Court early Monday denied Utah’s lawsuit to acquire management of 18.5 million acres of federally owned land. Utah filed its lawsuit against the United States government last August.
Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Utah's Land-Grab Lawsuit
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up Utah’s lawsuit aimed at wresting control of more than 18 million acres of public land in the state from the federal government. In its lawsuit, filed in August,
Supreme Court denies Utah's lawsuit seeking control of federal land
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected Utah's lawsuit seeking control of 18.5 million acres of federal land. Why it matters: State officials put on a costly campaign of TV ads and other marketing, to encourage SCOTUS to take up the case.
US Supreme Court rejects Utah lawsuit over public lands
The United States Supreme Court on Monday rejected a lawsuit filed by the State of Utah that sought control over public lands that officials say makes up 34% of the Beehive State.
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