Cottonwood Environmental Law Center v. Bernhardt et al

  1. March 11, 2025

    Feds Push Back On Enviro Orgs., Tribes In Yellowstone Bison Case

    The Interior Department is asking a federal court to reconsider orders that allowed environmental groups to intervene and add two more federal agencies as necessary parties to a challenge over the management of the bison population in Yellowstone National Park, arguing the move is an attempt to hijack the litigation.

  2. January 24, 2025

    Enviros Want To Reopen Yellowstone Bison Suit

    An environmental group has asked a Montana federal court to reopen a case over the management of Native American tribes' bison hunting on public land near Yellowstone National Park, saying new analysis is needed to determine whether the United States' national mammal can now roam free.

  3. July 01, 2020

    Mont. Gov. Escapes Enviros' Yellowstone Bison Suit

    A Montana federal judge has let Montana Gov. Steve Bullock exit a suit brought by a conservation group claiming the state and federal governments mishandled Native American tribes' bison hunting on public land near Yellowstone National Park, finding that the governor is not a proper defendant in the dispute.

  4. April 15, 2020

    Enviros Can't Get Yellowstone Bison Hunt Suits Consolidated

    A Montana federal judge rejected the Cottonwood Environmental Law Center's bid to consolidate a pair of suits that claim the state and federal governments mishandled Native American tribes' bison hunting on public land near Yellowstone National Park.

  5. March 05, 2020

    Mont. Gov. Says Enviros Trying To Avoid Judge In Bison Suit

    Montana Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock urged a federal judge Wednesday to reject an environmental group's bid to consolidate its lawsuit with another suit over tribes' bison hunting near Yellowstone National Park, saying the group is trying to leave the judge's court because it thinks he may be biased.

  6. February 20, 2020

    Enviros Push To Consolidate Yellowstone Bison Hunt Suits

    An environmental group has asked a Montana federal court to consolidate two lawsuits that claim the state and federal governments mishandle Native American tribes' bison hunting on public land near Yellowstone National Park, saying the suits aim to make the hunts safer and more open for tribes.