Utah to Appeal Ruling Dismissing Challenge to Federal Monuments

The state of Utah and two counties will appeal a Utah federal court ruling tossing out a challenge to President Joe Biden’s ability to create large national monuments on federal land under the Antiquities Act.

Garfield County and Kane County, Utah, and the state filed a notice of appeal to the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit Monday.

Judge David Nuffer, of the US District Court for the District of Utah, on Aug. 11 dismissed the state’s 2022 lawsuit accusing Biden of abusing his power when he re-designated Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments after former ...