Land Use (generally)

A district court granted the Biden Administration's motion to dismiss a challenge to the president's 2023 designation of Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni—Ancestral Footprints of the Grand…

In a divided opinion, a D.C. Circuit panel vacated FAA's and the National Park Service's plan governing tourist flights over four national parks in California, and also ruled that CEQ…

A district court granted an Indian tribe's motion for a temporary restraining order (TRO) against BLM's decision to approve the third phase of a lithium drilling project in northwestern…

A district court denied an environmental and public health group's motion for a preliminary injunction in a challenge to FWS' and the Federal Highway Administration's (FHwA's)…

A district court denied summary judgment for environmental groups in a challenge to BLM's management plan for a recreation area in Montana. The groups argued BLM violated NEPA, FLPMA, and the…

A district court denied summary judgment for conservation groups in a challenge to BLM's authorization of six lease sales for oil and gas development in the western United States. The groups…

In an en banc decision, the Ninth Circuit, 6-5, affirmed a district court order denying a tribal group's motion for preliminary injunction against the U.S. government's transfer of…

A district court denied an environmental group's motion for summary judgment in a challenge to BLM's decision to amend the California Desert Conservation Area Plan and grant a right-of-…

A district court denied environmental groups' motion for summary judgment in a challenge to the Forest Service's approval of a grazing project in the Apache-Sitgreaves and Gila National…

A district court dismissed a challenge to President Biden's redesignation of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments. The state of Utah and two counties argued the…