Mountain States is 3-0 in Grizzly Bear Case
The 9th Circuit appellate court once again handed a victory to Mountain States and our courageous clients in the fight for property rights!
Property Rights
MSLF announces first win in Rio Grande National Forest Case
Mountain States continues to rack up victories early in 2023 for our determined clients. In the latest good news, the San Luis Valley Ecosystem Council and other petitioners have agreed to dismiss several of their challenges to the revised forest plan for the Rio Grande National Forest. While several claims remain, this settlement represents a significant win for our clients: the Trails Preservation Alliance, the Colorado Snowmobile Association, and other forest riders.
Ninth Circuit win for MSLF prevents environmental power grab!
In yet another victory for property rights, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, based in San Francisco, has ruled in favor of reason, science, and the interests of Mountain States Legal Foundation’s clients!
Rule of Law and American Energy Independence
The United States federal government is in the midst of a crisis of public trust. Surveys show that, no matter how you measure it, Americans’ trust in their government is…
San Luis Valley Ecosystem Council, et al. v. Dan Dallas, et al.
My Only Means to See the National Forest
Case Summary Public lands should be for public use, right? According to environmentalists, that’s wrong. For many disabled Americans, including many veterans like the Trail Preservation Alliance’s Don Riggle,…
Michael Sackett v. EPA
Is a Wetland Wet? No, Says EPA. Yes, Says MSLF.
Case Summary Michael and Chantell Sackett own an undeveloped lot near Priest Lake in Bonner County, Idaho. The north and south sides of the property are bounded by roads, and…
West Virginia v. EPA
Pumping The Brakes On Rogue Presidents
In the American constitutional order, Congress makes laws. The President and federal agencies are tasked with executing, enforcing and sometimes interpreting those laws, in cases where Congress used ambiguous language. But how much latitude and discretion does the executive branch have when it comes to the interpretative part of its mission, if the text of the law isn’t clear? On that question a lot depends, given the vast regulatory power the modern administrative state wields like a hammer.
Holding The Government Accountable Ain’t For The Faint of Heart
Would you spend nearly four decades fighting a federal government with unlimited resources, patience, and power at its disposal to demand your right to drill for oil and gas? Or…
Ideker Farms, LLC v. United States
Uncle Sam Must Pay For A Farmland Bait And Switch
This case raises the question of how property owners and businesses along the Missouri River should be compensated in response to government-caused flooding that destroyed crops, devalued their farmland and damaged their businesses. One Court already has ruled that they’re the victims of a government-caused taking. But Washington continues to resist paying the damaged parties just compensation for the harm that Washington did.
The Litigator
Another Supreme Court Victory for Property Rights
We filed numerous amicus curiae briefs in this crucial defense against the Left’s encroachment of property rights.