HOPI TRIBE et al v. TRUMP et al

  1. November 16, 2018

    Enviros, Tribes Fight To Save Trump Monument Suits

    Environmental groups and Native American tribes fought back against the federal government's bid to dodge their lawsuits challenging President Donald Trump's decision to shrink the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments.

  2. October 23, 2018

    Utes Say Group Of Members Don't Belong In Monument Suit

    The Ute Indian Tribe has told a D.C. federal judge that a group claiming to represent tribal members is actually a group of disgruntled members who don't hold leadership positions, urging the court to exclude them from a suit challenging President Donald Trump's decisions to shrink the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments.

  3. October 02, 2018

    DOJ Defends Trump's Decision To Shrink National Monuments

    President Donald Trump was well within his rights to shrink the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments, the federal government has told a D.C. federal judge, urging her to toss several lawsuits challenging those controversial actions.

  4. September 24, 2018

    DC Judge Won't Move National Monument Challenge To Utah

    A D.C. federal judge on Monday denied President Donald Trump's bid to transfer to Utah two consolidated suits challenging his decision to slash the size of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments, ordering that the government must give 48 hours' notice before disturbing any ground.

  5. May 01, 2018

    Utah County Says Cropping Bears Ears Is An Economic Boon

    The Utah county that includes Bears Ears National Monument asked a D.C. federal court Tuesday to allow it to intervene in consolidated suits challenging President Donald Trump's proclamation shrinking the monument's borders, saying the county's economy could be harmed if the challenges are successful and the reduction is overturned.

  6. February 16, 2018

    Feds Further Push For Bears Ears Challenge Move To Utah

    The United States on Thursday further pushed a D.C. federal judge to transfer to Utah federal court combined challenges to President Donald Trump's decision to slash the size of Bears Ears National Monument, the same day the cases were consolidated.

  7. February 05, 2018

    Keep Tribes' Bears Ears Case In DC, Native Groups Say

    A coalition of five tribes has told the D.C. District Court that it should reject the federal government's bid to transfer to Utah a case challenging President Donald Trump's decision to slash the size of Bears Ears National Monument, arguing it was a national dispute and properly in the capital.

  8. January 19, 2018

    Feds Want Tribes' Bears Ears Challenge Moved To Utah

    The federal government asked a D.C. federal court Thursday to transfer a suit brought by the Hopi Tribe and others alleging President Donald Trump did not have authority to reduce the size of the Bears Ears National Monument, arguing that Utah is a better venue.