Utah Urges Call In Dispute With Tribe Over Split Estate Lands

By Crystal Owens ( January 15, 2026, 5:06 PM EST) -- The state of Utah and three of its counties are asking a federal district court to declare that split estate lands within the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation are not Indian Country for the purpose of determining criminal and civil jurisdiction, arguing that appellate and Supreme Court precedent settles the dispute....

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