National monuments
New Wine in Old Bottles: Distorting the Antiquities Act to Aggrandize Executive Power
President Donald Trump promised to undo much of the regulatory handiwork of his White House predecessors. On the heels of his inauguration, President Trump tasked Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke to review national monument...
Antiquities Act: Legal Implications for Executive and Congressional Action
Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke's review of 27 national monuments has focused new attention on the Antiquities Act of 1906. Two recent proclamations by President Trump reducing existing Utah monuments, and the potential for further...