Utah, Supreme Court and Bureau of Land Management

Supreme Court rejects Utah's push to wrest control of public land from the federal government
The Supreme Court is turning back a push by 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
Utah filed its lawsuit against the United States government last August. The state argued that it is deprived of more than one-third of the land within its border, deeming the amount of land managed by the Bureau of Land Management “unconstitutional” and a federal policing of power.
Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Utah's Land-Grab Lawsuit
“We’re grateful the Supreme Court swiftly rejected the State of Utah’s misguided land grab lawsuit,” Steve Bloch, legal director for the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, said in a statement. “For more than 100 years, the Supreme Court has affirmed the power of the federal government to hold and manage public lands on behalf of all Americans.”
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 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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Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Utah's Bid to Take Control of Public Land
Utah House Minority Leader Angela Romero, a Democrat, praised the Supreme Court's decision in a statement to The Salt Lake Tribune as a "win for all Americans and the protection of our environment. Today's actions serve as an important reminder that our public lands should not be privatized or exploited for short-term benefits."
Supreme Court rejects Utah, Wyoming claims on federal public lands
It took the U.S. Supreme Court 12 words and one period to dismiss more than 300 pages of legal arguments in which Utah, Wyoming and other Western states sought to
U.S. Supreme Court refuses to hear Utah’s public lands challenge
The state in August filed a lawsuit asking the court to declare the federal Bureau of Land Management’s ownership of 18.5 million acres of land in Utah unconstitutional.
U.S. Supreme Court will not hear Utah’s lawsuit to control 18.5 million acres of public land
This breaking story has been updated. The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday it will not hear Utah’s sweeping public lands lawsuit, where the state argued it should take over 18.5 million acres of federally controlled land within its borders.
Supreme Court declines to hear Utah's public lands case. What happens next?
The U.S. Supreme Court decided not to take up Utah's public lands lawsuit, but those for and against the case believe the argument isn't over.
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