In our world businesses are already forced to navigate a labyrinth of complex regulations—they are drowning in paperwork and incurring exorbitant costs just to stay afloat. Yet this scenario is…
In northern Minnesota, a gripping legal battle unfolds as the Range Association of Municipalities and Schools (RAMS) teams up with Mountain States lawyers to support Twin Metals Minnesota in the…
Case Summary In today’s America, freedom of speech is under assault. The Biden Administration’s efforts to make sweeping revisions to Title IX are part and parcel of that effort. Title…
The Governor of New Mexico is a repeat offender when it comes to violating the Constitution. During the COVID-19 era, MSLF sued her to stop restrictions that targeted firearms retailers…
Can you blame gun manufacturers for crimes committed with their products? That’s the pivotal question in Estados Unidos Mexicanos v. Smith & Wesson, a Supreme Court case that could reshape…
In America’s most competitive public schools a student’s race is becoming a liability again. From Boston to Fairfax County to New York City, school officials are overhauling admissions to engineer…
Imagine this: you get an unexpected knock on your door. You are then subjected to an unwarranted and intrusive inspection of your home by federal agents, and you live with…
Nestled in Bruneau, Idaho, Ace Black Ranches (ABR) stands as a testament to generations of hard work and dedication. Since 1875, this family-owned, 800-acre ranch has been a cherished legacy,…
Case Summary In the field of child psychiatry, Dr. Allan Josephson was a respected figure known for his expertise and unwavering integrity. As the head of the Division of Child…
Intro As an individual, you possess the inherent and fundamental right to protect yourself and your loved ones. As an American, this right is protected under the Second Amendment. But…
Imagine the distress of discovering that the government was trying to keep you off your own property. Picture the frustration of decades spent enjoying your land’s freedom, only to face a sudden government decree that it’s no longer at your disposal.
Does a court get to decide it knows better than Congress what is in the public’s interest? The D.C. Circuit Court seems to think so as they attempt to re-write statute to derail a key infrastructure project that would create economic growth for a remote community.
Mountain States has partnered with Advancing American Freedom and more than 20 other groups to file an amicus brief at the Supreme Court in KC Transport v. Su. This case…
In the heart of Arizona’s Copper Corridor, a legal battle rages over more than just land—it’s a clash between economic opportunity and claims about purportedly sacred land where enormous copper reserves lie.
The government may not delegate its dirty work by twisting the arms of private companies to do what it wants. That includes using social media to censor others.
The type of “regulatory exhaustion trap” that occurred in this case happens all the time, especially out here in the West. And we want to let the Court know these unlawful review processes do not only arise in the context of challenges to the FDA.
President Obama decided that the people and businesses of southern Oregon should be “left behind.” Mountain States will not stand by and let it happen.
When courts simply dismiss cases prematurely, it undermines the role of the judiciary to apply the written law in response to an overreaching executive.