American ranchers have a right to make a living off the land, as they have for generations, on Wyoming’s Upper Green River Drift. Under attack from environmental extremists, these ranchers ride with the knowledge that their next cattle drive could be their last.
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Election 2020: Integrity at the Ballot Box
In a high-stakes election year, a national pandemic made protecting the integrity of the voting process a hotter topic than ever. At our recent forum in Salt Lake City, keynote speaker Hans A. von Spakovsky of the Heritage Foundation spoke about critical issues surrounding the election.
MSLF Takes Colorado Gun Case to the U.S. Supreme Court
MSLF is asking the high court to allow our clients their day in federal court.
Back to Grizzly Country
Albert Sommers looks grim—and not just because he’s standing in the pre-dawn dark and cold, restless horse in hand, with a very long day of gathering and sorting cattle ahead of him. It’s something else that’s making him somber.
The Supreme Merit of Amy Coney Barrett
Although she is a woman, and the mother of seven, and a faithful Catholic—all admirable traits—it is her record as a judge and scholar that makes her worthy of the bench.
$75,000 Challenge Grant to Launch MSLF’S Center to Keep and Bear Arms
A generous donor from California—knowing full well what happens when the government infringes on constitutionally protected rights— has issued a $75,000 Challenge Grant.
A Powerful New Voice for Gun Rights
Mountain States Legal Foundation is launching its first-ever legal center of excellence, dedicated to defending Second Amendment protected rights. Communications Director Sean Paige sat down with attorney Cody J. Wisniewski to learn more about the strategy and motivation behind the creation of MSLF’s Center to Keep and Bear Arms.
We Have a Special Announcement
We have raised more than $60,000 toward our $75,000 goal to protect the 2nd Amendment. And we have a special announcement to make!
We’re Nearing our Goal
Help us reach out $75,000 goal to launch the Center to Keep and Bear Arms. We’re getting closer but still need your help!
Another ESA Success Evokes Howls of Protest from Wolf Recovery Deniers
Instead of applauding yet another success of the Endangered Species Act in providing for the recovery of the previously threatened Gray Wolf population in the lower-48 states, many environmental organizations and tribes are decrying the delisting of the species. On Thursday, U.S. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt announced the delisting of the species, calling it a…
Wohlgemuth Welcomes a New Constitutionalist to the Supreme Court
We at Mountain States Legal Foundation could not be more pleased to celebrate the confirmation and swearing in of Justice Amy Coney Barrett. At Mountain States we spend our days before the courts of this country. Which is why we recently commented that our hope for a Justice Barrett, is not that the Court will make conservative policy, but that the Court will…
In Response to Unprecedented Threats MSLF Launches 2nd Amendment Center
Mountain States Legal Foundation today announced the beginning of a Challenge Grant aimed at launching an exciting new “center of excellence” focused exclusively on fighting for Americans’ besieged Second Amendment protected rights.
2nd Amendment Webinar This Thursday!
Join the discussion! MSLF has an ambitious plan to expand our Second Amendment litigation, by launching MSLF’s Center to Keep and Bear Arms. It will be the only in-house, litigation-only Second Amendment operation in the United States.
Mountain States Legal Foundation Joins Coalition Urging Senators to Support Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court Confirmation
Mountain States Legal Foundation president and CEO, Cristen Wohlgemuth signed a letter urging the Senate Judiciary Committee to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the United States Supreme Court.
MSLF Throws Penalty Flag on Latest Grizzly Recovery “Games”
Denver, CO — September 22, 2020 — Mountain States Legal Foundation last week threw a penalty flag on environmental groups for their continued attacks on the federal government’s successful grizzly bear recovery program; in this case, they are asking the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana to give non-binding federal “guidance documents” the same force of law as official regulatory edicts. MSLF, on behalf of its clients Wyoming Stock Growers Association,…