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New Case Alert: Environmental Extremists Bully Feds to End Gila River Grazing
Radical environmentalists are suing the federal agencies that manage grazing and are threatening the very future of southwestern ranching.
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Oregon Ranching Family Under Fire
Ranching as we know it in the American West is at risk. Following decades of criticisms, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is revising its regulations concerning livestock grazing on federal lands. However, one vital reform should be given greater attention — grazing preferences.
VIDEO: New Mexico’s COVID-19 Gun Store Shutdown – a Briefing on Our Case
In this webinar, recorded April 23, 2020, Cristen Wohlgemuth, president of Mountain States Legal Foundation, and MSLF attorney Cody Wisniewski discuss the coronavirus-related gun store shutdown in New Mexico with…
MSLF Sues New Mexico Governor Over Coronavirus Closure of Gun Stores
Mountain States Legal Foundation is seeking a preliminary injunction against enforcement of the order against licensed firearm retailers, repair shops, and gun ranges to vindicate the gun rights of New Mexicans. Our join lawsuit was filed April 10th.
Standing Up for Southwestern Ranchers
Tom Paterson of Spur Ranch Cattle Company is one of many southwestern ranchers now endangered by environmentalist litigation trying to end grazing on federally managed lands in Arizona and New Mexico. MSLF is determined to protect them.
Board Announces Cristen Wohlgemuth’s Promotion to MSLF President and CEO
In 2017, the Board of Directors hired Cristen Wohlgemuth as Executive Vice President. I’m proud to announce that the Board of Directors has promoted Ms. Wohlgemuth to the position of President and CEO, effective March 1.
Yes, Presidents Can Reduce National Monuments’ Size
Yesterday, MSLF filed a brief on behalf of two Utah counties near Grand Staircase-Escalante. In it, MSLF joined with several local individuals and sporting organizations represented by Pacific Legal Foundation, rural farmers, and the State of Utah again supporting the federal government’s position in Wilderness Society v. Trump that it lawfully reduced the size of two Utah national monuments.
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Training Constitutional Warriors: MSLF Fellowships Empower My Generation to Defend Liberty
The opportunity to work as a fellow at Mountain States Legal Foundation taught me that it is imperative we hold our government accountable and keep it in check.
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A Quiet Hero: Remembering Freedom’s Advocate H.A. ‘Dave’ True, Jr.
In the lobby of True Companies in Casper, Wyoming hangs a plaque: The Code of the West. The 10 principles listed include courage, fairness and keeping your word. Those are all values True Companies’ founder “Dave” True, Jr., 1915-1994, lived out. The legendary Wyoming wildcatter is also known to many as an entrepreneur and a philanthropist. He’s known to Mountain States Legal Foundation as a hero and former Chairman of the Board.
MSLF Speaking at Red Flag Law Events in Albuquerque, Las Vegas
Starting next week MSLF attorney Cody Wisniewski will be speaking about the constitutionality of red flag laws at events in New Mexico and Nevada. If you live in these cities we hope you can make it.