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Ninth Circuit Briefs in Challenge to Interior Withdrawal of Grand Canyon Lands from Uranium Mining

April 20, 2015September 4, 2015Matthew L.M. Fletcher1 Comment

Here are the opening briefs in National Mining Assn. v. Jewell:

16 – Open Brief – no Addendum (Quaterra)

18 – Open Brief & Addendum (NMA)

20 – Open Brief (AEMA)

29 – Utah, AZ, NV, MT – Amicus in Favor of Reversal

Yount 9th Circuit Informal Appeal

Intervenors Response Brief

Lower court order here; briefs here. Other materials here.

Federal Court Affirms Interior Withdrawal of Grand Canyon Lands from Uranium Mining

October 1, 2014Matthew L.M. Fletcher1 Comment

Here is the order in Yount v. Jewell (D. Ariz.):

Doc 238 SJ Order in Yount v Jewell 9-30-14

Briefs here. Other materials here.

Oral Argument Scheduled in Yount v. Jewell — Challenge to Secretarial Withdrawal of Lands Around Grand Canyon on Establishment Grounds

July 10, 2014Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the order in Yount v. Jewell (D. Ariz.):

227 Oral Argument Order

Briefs here. Prior post here.

Additional Briefs in Mining Company Challenge to Interior Withdrawal of Lands at Grand Canyon related to Indian Sacred Sites

March 4, 2014Kate Fort

Proposed Amicus Brief by Indian Peaks

Federal Government Cross Motion for Summary Judgment

Federal Government Statement of Facts in support of Cross Motion

Previous post on this here.

Briefs in Mining Company Challenge to Interior Withdrawal of Lands at Grand Canyon related to Indian Sacred Sites

December 17, 2013December 16, 2013Matthew L.M. Fletcher4 Comments

Here are the briefs (so far) in Yount v. Jewell (D. Ariz.):

Northwest Mining Yount Summ Jment Memo Statement of Facts (Dec 6 2013)

Quaterra Counties Summ Jment Memo Statement of Facts (Dec 6 2013)

Our prior post is here.