Government Asks Court To Dismiss Utah's Bid To Shrink National Monuments
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A bid by Utah officials to see the boundaries of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments shrunk should be dismissed because they have not demonstrated a cause of action for the court to consider nor has the federal government waived its sovereign immunity to allow a lawsuit against it, according to a motion filed by the federal government.
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- By Kurt Repanshek - May 9th, 2023 3:15am