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…
Press Releases
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…
Wisniewski Comments On Colorado Magazine Limits Ruling
Denver, CO — June 29, 2020 — Mountain States Legal Foundation Attorney Cody Wisniewski today offered the following response to the Colorado Supreme Court’s June 29 decision upholding the constitutionality of 15…
Mountain States Rides to the Rescue of Besieged Arizona Ranchers
Denver, CO — June 23, 2020 — Mountain States Legal Foundation this week announced it is intervening in a case that could decide the future of livestock operations across significant swaths of…
Gun Retailers Successfully Fight Grisham’s Covid-19 Shutdown
Denver, CO — June 15, 2020 — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has ended special restrictions on firearms retailers originally implemented during coronavirus shutdowns. Second Amendment advocates celebrated this important victory in the…
Ranchers Win Early Round In Fight to Save Historic Cattle Drive
Denver, CO — June 15, 2020 — Wyoming’s last great cattle drive, the Upper Green River drift, began as scheduled last weekend, just as it has since the 1890s, after a federal judge rejected…
Paige Joins MSLF Communications Team
Denver, CO — June 6, 2020 — Mountain States Legal Foundation this week announced a new addition to its growing communications shop. Sean Paige, a former editorial page editor at the Colorado…
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.
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…
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.