Native American Tribes Say Case Challenging National Monuments Order Fails

Mealey's ( March 9, 2023, 11:08 AM EST) -- SALT LAKE CITY — A group of Native American tribes moved to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the state of Utah and two municipalities over the dimensions of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments, contending that President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s proclamation reestablishing them is consistent with the Antiquities Act and, therefore, the lawsuit challenging the president’s decision fails....

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