Here is the opinion in Shoshone-Bannock Tribes v. Dept. of the Interior.
Briefs here.
Federal Land Policy and Management Act
Ninth Circuit Rejects Effort to Stop Lithium Mine in Nevada
Here is the unpublished opinion in Western Watersheds Project v. McCullough. And same for the Bartell Ranch/Burns Paiute case.
Selected briefs:
Lower court materials here.
Nevada Tribes Sue Interior over Lithium Mine Approvals
Nevada Federal Court Declines Reconsideration Motion in Lithium Case
Here are the new materials in Bartell Ranch LLC v. McCullough (D. Nev.):
117 DCT Order Denying Reconsideration
Federal Court Declines to Enjoin Lithium Mine Opposed by Nevada Tribes
Here are the materials in Bartell Ranch LLC v. McCullough (D. Nev.):
45 Atsa Koodakuh Wyh Nuwu People of Red Mountain Motion for PI
Micro-Response on the Presidential Authority to Terminate or Diminish National Monuments
From one of the authors of the original paper:
It is true that there have been a number of proclamations diminishing monuments in the past but none of these have been challenged in court so no court has ever passed on the legality of these actions. Moreover, all of these actions were pre-FLPMA, which matters significantly here because FLPMA repealed the Midwest Oil decision. A 1935 Solicitor’s Opinion relied heavily on Midwest Oil to justify proclamations that diminished monuments. Post FLPMA, that justification is gone.
Original post here.
House Resources staff response.
Ninth Circuit Briefs in Challenge to Interior Withdrawal of Grand Canyon Lands from Uranium Mining
Here are the opening briefs in National Mining Assn. v. Jewell:
16 – Open Brief – no Addendum (Quaterra)
18 – Open Brief & Addendum (NMA)
29 – Utah, AZ, NV, MT – Amicus in Favor of Reversal
US and Industry Defeat Challenge to Uranium Mining at Grand Canyon Mine
Here are the materials in Grand Canyon Trust v. Williams (D. Ariz.):
140-1 Plaintiffs Motion for Summary J
147-1 Intervenors Motion for Summary J
An excerpt:
This case arises out of the proposed renewal of operations at the Canyon Mine in Northern Arizona. The Canyon Mine is a breccia pipe uranium mine located six miles south of Grand Canyon National Park, in the Kaibab National Forest, and four miles north of Red Butte, a culturally and religiously significant site for the Havasupai and other tribes.
Federal Court Affirms Interior Withdrawal of Grand Canyon Lands from Uranium Mining
Here is the order in Yount v. Jewell (D. Ariz.):
Oral Argument Scheduled in Yount v. Jewell — Challenge to Secretarial Withdrawal of Lands Around Grand Canyon on Establishment Grounds
Here is the order in Yount v. Jewell (D. Ariz.):
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