Lawsuit Threatens Ranching Families and Century-Old Cattle Drive
MSLF filed a motion to intervene in federal court in order to defend the rights of American ranchers to access federal land as they have for generations.
Press Releases
Gun Retailers Will Be Allowed to Reopen Following Coronavirus Shutdown
Denver, CO — April 30, 2020 — Second Amendment advocates celebrated victory today in a battle over gun owners’ rights in New Mexico. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Thursday afternoon that firearms retailers would be allowed to reopen on May 1st. Previously, in response to the coronavirus outbreak, Gov. Grisham issued emergency shutdown orders for all non-essential businesses by…
Lawsuit Filed to Keep Gun Retailers Open During Coronavirus Shutdown
Gun rights organizations joined forces today to file a lawsuit in the federal district court of New Mexico, arguing that firearms retailers, repair shops and ranges must be allowed to stay open despite coronavirus-related shutdowns in the state.
Southwestern Ranchers Seek to Intervene in Lawsuit Threatening Their Grazing Lands
For Immediate Release: March 23, 2020 Denver, CO – To say that Tom Paterson is a good rancher would be an understatement. His Spur Ranch Cattle Company has been recognized multiple times for its exemplary stewardship of the rugged borderlands between New Mexico and Arizona. Yet Tom is just one of dozens of good New Mexico and Arizona ranchers now threatened by an environmentalist group’s lawsuit…
Harvard Must Stop Discriminating Against Asian American Students
News release: Denver, CO — Feb. 26, 2020 — Mountain States Legal Foundation filed an amicus curiae brief with the First Circuit Court of Appeals late yesterday in support of students fighting to end racial discrimination by the Harvard admissions office.
Victory for Second Amendment as Army Corps of Engineers Declines to Pursue Appeal
Mountain States Legal Foundation declared victory today in Nesbitt v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineer’s decision not to reinstate an appeal of the ruling against its firearms ban is an unequivocal win for the Second Amendment and U.S. citizens.
Wyoming Ranching Families Advance Effort to Appeal Grizzly Ruling
Ranchers and Farmers in western Wyoming asked the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today to recognize the injuries ranchers and farmers will continue to suffer if the Court does not overturn a lower court’s decision to return the Yellowstone-area grizzly bear to the List of Endangered and Threatened Species.
Thousands of Air Traffic Controller Candidates Seek Class Action Status in Lawsuit Over FAA Hiring Discrimination
Mountain States Legal Foundation filed a motion in U.S. District Court in Washington D.C., today seeking to advance class action status for more than 2,500 aspiring air traffic controllers who were harmed by the FAA’s racially discriminatory hiring policies.
Challenge to City of Boulder’s Gun Restrictions Advances in Federal Court
Mountain States Legal Foundation (MSLF) presented oral argument today in a federal appellate court in a case that has broad implications for the ability of city governments to restrict firearm ownership.
In Appeal, Wyoming Ranchers Say Scientific Consensus Supports De-listing of Yellowstone Grizzly Bear
MSLF’s appeal asks the court to recognize that, based on the best available science, the Yellowstone grizzly is fully recovered.