HJ News: Taking a look at public lands and Utah's lawsuit

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Backcountry Hunters & Anglers
|September 07, 2024

"A recent choice by Utah’s leadership could reduce hunter, angler and other recreational access to public lands.

That is because last month they sued the United States for control of a large portion of those lands. While this is not surprising given Utah passed a law in 2012 that required federal lands be turned back to the state, the timing of this lawsuit seems related to the presence of three new Supreme Court justices. Utah hopes these new judges will help overturn Supreme Court precedence and find the federal government cannot indefinitely maintain control of “unappropriated” lands."

Read Brent Roper's article at HJ News here.

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