Western Watersheds Project v. Michael

ELR Citation: 48 ELR 20186
No(s). 15-CV-169-SWS (D. Wyo. Oct 29, 2018) (Skavdahl, J.)

A district court ruled unconstitutional two Wyoming statutes that impose criminal and civil penalties for data collection on private land or public land accessed via private land. Environmental groups argued that the statutes violated the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment. The court found th...