Biden’s Monument Policy Challenged as Eyes Turn to Tenth Circuit

Lawsuits challenging the White House’s ability to set aside large swaths of public land as a national monument are advancing in at least four court cases across the US, including one long-stayed case that Utah is seeking to reopen.

The litigation, together with Utah’s separate petition this month before the US Supreme Court questioning the legitimacy of federal ownership of public lands, stands to transform land ownership and natural resources uses across the country.

If Utah were to win that case and its Antiquities Act cases, “it would reflect one of the most significant restrictions possibly in the management of ...