DOJ Urges Supreme Court to Reject Utah Bid to Manage 18.5 Million Acres of Federal Land
Utah’s motion seeks direct hearing before the nation’s highest court to determine if federal agencies can ‘indefinitely hold public lands.’ The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reject Utah’s motion for it to hear a lawsuit challenging the federal government’s “continued possession of unappropriated public lands.” While the