The Litigator
Saving the Last Cattle Drive
We hit the trail to learn what it takes to move cattle across Wyoming’s grizzly country
Natural Resources
First They Ignore You . . .
The Ray family received some welcome news last week: their application got denied. Now, I know what you’re thinking; getting a rejection letter is rarely cause for celebration. But for…
Sheep Ranchers Face Extinction At the Hands of Big Green
Denver, Co — July 1, 2020 — Shepherds have herded their flocks on the slopes of southern Colorado’s San Juan Mountains since before they became part of the national forest…
MSLF Granted a “Go” to Intervene On Behalf of Embattled Ranchers
Denver, CO — June 30, 2020 — Mountain States Legal Foundation has been granted the right to intervene on behalf of embattled ranchers in Center for Biological Diversity v. Bernhardt, a case that…
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.
Trump’s Much-Needed Environmental Reforms
MSLF attorney Ron Opsahl 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.
The Litigator
We Didn’t Start the Fire
Decades of mismanagement in California didn’t happen by accident. It happened because, for so long, California’s progressive leaders put environmentalist posturing ahead of public safety.
Trump’s Environmental Reforms: Good for the Environment, Bad for Lawyers
MSLF attorney Ron Opsahl has an op-ed in RealClearPolicy, exposing radical environmentalist lawyers who profit from litigation without actually benefiting environmental conservation.
WildEarth Guardians v. U.S. Forest Service
Radical Environmentalists' War on Sheep
Radical environmentalists want to put sheep ranchers out of business in Colorado. The outcome of this case could determine the future of the sheep industry throughout the Southern Rockies.
Rayco, LLC v. Haaland
Fighting to Save the Family Legacy
Emerson and Fay Ray were a young couple, recently married, when they first came to California. It was the height of the Great Depression and Emerson had heard he might be able to get a job in California pouring concrete. Now the government is threatening to destroy the legacy they built for their family.