Federal bureaucrats, including the Secretary of the Interior, have no authority to cancel a lawfully issued oil and gas lease unless Congress has provided them that authority. Our client, Sidney Longwell, first purchased a federal oil and gas lease in Montana’s Lewis and Clark National Forest in 1982. Despite passing decade-long environmental and archeological reviews, the Clinton administration suspended his lease in 1993, and continued to suspend the lease ultimately for over two decades.
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Conservation or Confiscation? Get your tickets for our February Event in Vegas
Join us in Las Vegas Feb. 6, to hear a panel discussion about the thorny issue of federal land management in states like Nevada. There is also a dinner option with nationally-recognized electoral college expert Tara Ross. Tickets are on sale now!
Year in Review: 2019 MSLF Victories for Property Rights, 2nd Amendment and More
Our litigation team successfully fought for property rights, the Second Amendment and more in 2019; securing several victories for liberty and American citizens. Those wins included holding the government accountable for being a bad neighbor.
Trump’s Much-Needed Environmental Reforms
MSLF attorney Ron Osphal published an article today in the Washington Examiner about the President’s much needed environmental reforms. Radical environmental groups are apoplectic and have begun issuing doomsday predictions about the consequences of his proposal.
Video: A Message from MSLF Clients Pastor Victor and Annette Fuentes
MSLF is engaged in a fierce legal battle for Pastor Victor Fuentes and his congregation: Ministerio Roca Solida. In this video Pastor Victor notes that people like him don’t lose their lawsuits because they are wrong, but because they lack resources to fight for the restoration of their rights.
What Will SCOTUS do about New York Rifle?
A big question on the minds of many Second Amendment supporters right now is, will the Supreme Court moot the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association (NYSRPA) case? Cody Wisniewski offers his analysis of NYSRPA oral arguments.
2nd Amendment Victory! Army Corps of Engineers Forgoes Firearms Ban Appeal
Today a Second Amendment victory was secured for citizens who enjoy recreation on Army Corps of Engineers-managed lands in Idaho. The federal agency chose not to reinstate its earlier appeal of a ruling which blocks enforcement of its firearms ban in that state. It is an unequivocal win for the Second Amendment and U.S. citizens. “The government’s decision not to reopen its…
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