Dalton et al v. Biden et al

  1. January 06, 2023

    Feds Ask Judge To Scrap Suits Over Monuments In Utah

    The federal government wants a Utah federal judge to throw out most of a consolidated lawsuit challenging President Joe Biden's decision to restore nearly 2 million acres of land to Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears national monuments that former President Donald Trump had stripped of monument status.

  2. January 04, 2023

    Utah, US Say Green Groups Can't Join Monuments Litigation

    State and U.S. authorities say environmental groups are not entitled to participate in federal litigation over the Biden administration's 2021 decision to restore two Utah national monuments to their original size, arguing that the case is too complicated already.

  3. November 28, 2022

    Biden Gets More Time To Respond To Monuments Suit

    A federal magistrate judge on Monday allowed the federal government extra time to respond to a lawsuit challenging the Biden administration's restoration of national monuments in southern Utah, rejecting the plaintiffs' plea to "keep this case on track."

  4. November 22, 2022

    Green Groups Want In On Utah Native Monuments Suit

    A group of environmental conservation nonprofits on Tuesday asked to intervene in litigation challenging the Biden administration's restoration of national monuments in southern Utah, saying the protection of national monuments is "integral" to their work.

  5. November 18, 2022

    Biden Looks To Consolidate Utah Monument Suits

    The federal government is seeking to consolidate two lawsuits in Utah federal court claiming executive overreach when President Joe Biden restored the size of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments last year.

  6. August 26, 2022

    Utah Locals Say Monuments Threaten Their Businesses

    A nonprofit group, rancher, miner and Ute Mountain Ute Tribe member have followed up Utah's bid to block President Joe Biden's monument designations in the state with a suit of their own, claiming the monument designations pose the risk of "destroying their livelihoods" if allowed to stand.