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TheLitigatorFeds Lock Up One Million Acres of Energy Land

MINERS SUE OBAMA ADMININSTRATION A117-year-oldnonprofit,non-partisanminingtradeassociationwiththousandsofmem-bersfiledalawsuitinArizonafederaldistrictcourtagainsttheObamaAdminis-trationforitslock-upofamillionacresoffederallandinnorth-ernArizona.TheNorthwestMiningAssociation(NWMA)ofSpokane,Wash-ington,representedbyMSLF,assertsinitscomplaintthatU.S.DepartmentoftheInteriorSecre-taryKenSalazarsJanuary2012orderwithdrawingthelandfromentryundertheGeneralMineralLaw,whichwillblockaccesstohundredsofmillionsofpoundsofthehighest-gradeuraniumoreinthecountry,violatesahostoffederallaws. TheNWMAassertsthattheorder,whichincludeslandsmanagedbyboththeU.S.ForestServiceandtheBureauofLandManagement(BLM)intheAr-izonaStrip,violatestheFederalLandPolicyandManagementAct(FLPMA),theNationalForestManagementAct(NFMA),andtheNationalEnvironmen-talPolicyAct(NEPA).ThelawsuitalsocomplainsthattheFLPMAsprovi-sionpermittingtheSecretarytomakewithdrawalsinexcessof5,000acresisunconstitutionalbecauseitislinkedinextricablytoFLPMAslegislativevetoprovision,whichunconstitutionallypermitsCongresstovetoSecretarialwithdrawalordersover5,000acres. AccordingtotheU.S.GeologicalSurvey,anagencywithintheDepart-mentoftheInterior,thelandswith-

drawnbySecretarySalazarsordercontainuraniumthat,ifminedtocapac-

ity,wouldgenerateenoughelectricitytopowerLosAngelesfor154years. ExpertsbelievetheUnitedStatesmustdevelopdomesticsourcesofuraniuminthefaceofhigherpricesandincreasedglobaldemand.Americaisover90%dependent

onforeignsourcesofuraniumtofuelthe104nuclearreactorsthatprovidepowerfor1in5Americanhomesandbusinesses.AmajorsourceofU.S.im-portsisuraniumfromdismantledRus-sianwarheads;however,theagreementunderwhichtheU.S.pur-chasesthaturaniumexpiresin2013.Thereiscurrentlyaglobalsupplyshortfallofabout40millionpoundsofuraniumperyear,whichcomesfromexistingstock-piles.Withnuclearpowergenerationaroundtheworldprojectedtoincreasesubstan-tiallyevenafterFukushimatheseshortfallswillincreaseandstockpileswilldwindle.Thereare435nuclearreactorsoperatingworldwide,but,ac-cordingtotheNuclearEnergyInstitute,thereare65reactorsunderconstructionand491reactorsplannedorproposedaroundtheworld.TheWorldNuclearAssociationestimatesthattherewillbebetween602and1,350reactorsintheworldby2030,a38%to210%increase.Asaresult,worldwidecompetitionforuraniumwillincreasedramatically.

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TheArizonaStrip,whichliesnorthoftheColoradoRiverinnorthernAri-

zona,isborderedtothesouthbythenorthernrimofGrandCanyonNationalPark.Inthe1984ArizonaWildernessAct,Congressdesignated250,000acresoffederallandonorneartheArizonaStripaswildernessandreleased600,000acresoflandinthesameareaformul-tipleuse,includinguranium

mining,asaresultofanhistoriccom-promiseamongenvironmentalgroups,uraniummininginterests,thelivestockindustry,andothers. InJuly2009,SecretarySalazarpro-posedtowithdrawfromoperationoftheGeneralMiningLaw633,547acresofBLMlandsand360,002acresofNation-alForestlandsintheArizonaStripforupto20yearspurportedlytoprotecttheGrandCanyonwatershedfromadverseeffectsoflocatablehardrockmineralexplorationandmining.

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WhethertheindividualmandateofthePatientProtectionandAffordableCareAct,orObamaCare,isunconsti-tutionalisnowbeforetheSu-premeCourtoftheUnitedStatesfollowinganunprecedentedthreedaysoforalargumentsinlateMarch.BeforeeachoftheninejusticesinthestandingroomonlycrowdinthehistoricCourtroomwasthebrieffiledbyMSLF. MSLFsroleindecidingtheissuesbeforetheCourtwasnotlimitedtoitshard-hittingfriendofthecourtbrief.TheU.S.CourtofAp-pealsfortheEleventhCircuit,whichupheldtheholdingbyaFloridafederaldistrictcourtthatthemandateisunconstitutional,reliedonavictorybyMSLF(Mountain States Legal Foundation v. Glickman)indecidingthecriticalissueofwhethertheStatesandotherplaintiffshavethestanding,orconstitutionalright,to

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AUniversityofIdaholawstudent,whooftencampsinNevada,prevailedinhislawsuitagainsttheStateofNevadachallengingNevadasbanonpossessionanddischargeofafirearmforself-defenseinstateparks.AlBaker,aNRA-certifiedHomeFirearmsSafety&BasicPistolInstructorwithalicensetocarryaconcealedhandguninIdaho,Utah,andOregonandanavidoutdoorsmenwhocampsinnorthernNevada,hourssouthofhisresidenceinBoise,wonafterNevadaamendeditscodetoconformwiththe2010rulingoftheU.S.SupremeCourtregardingSecondAmendmentrights.OneofthecampingareashehasvisitedandintendstovisitinthefutureistheWild

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TwoMontananscelebratedthede-cisionbytheU.S.CourtofAppealsfortheNinthCircuitaffirmingaJuly2011rulingbyaMontanafederaldistrictcourtthattheU.S.ForestServicemayconductaforesthealthprojectinanareaatriskfordangerousfiresthusendingathreeyearbattlebyenvironmentalgroupstokilltheplan.WithMSLFastheirattorney,JanetandRonaldHart-man,wholiveyear-roundnorthofWil-sall,urgedapprovaloftheprojectintheGallatinNationalForesttwentymilesnortheastofBozemanandparallelef-fortsbylandownersandgroupsthatarekeytocurtailingcatastrophicfireslikelytodestroyforestresources,homes,andbuildingsandendangerthelivesofresidents,visitors,andfirefighters. InSeptember2010,theNinthCir-cuitupheldanOctober2009rulingbythedistrictcourtauthorizingtheagencytoimplementtheproject,butheldtheForestServicefailedtomeetelkcoverrequirements.InMarch2011,theForestServicesatisfiedthoserequirements.Earlier,theNinthCircuit,overtheHartmansobjections,stayedthedistrictcourtsruling. InMay2005,theForestServicefin-ishedtheShieldsRiverWatershedRiskAssessmenttoevaluatetheriskofwild-fireandinsectlosstosome44,000acresintheSmithCreek/ShieldsRiverarea.InDecember2007,theForestServiceaftercommentsfromadjacentprivatehomeownersandState,county,andlocalofficialsandgroupsapprovedtheSmithCreekVegetationTreatmentProjecttoaddressdangerousfuelbuild-upsandmitigatetheriskofcatastrophicwildfire.TheProjectwillreducefuelloadson1,110acres,in10separateunits.Alocal,quasi-governmentalgroupwasformedtoprovidegrantstolocallandownerstoconductfuelsreductionprojectsonprivatelands. InJuly2008,environmentalgroupschallengedtheplan.TheHartmansintervened.InOctober2008,theMon-tanafederaldistrictcourtruledfortheForestServiceandtheHartmansonallbutoneclaim;howeverenvironmentalgroupsappealed.

WhenCongressorderedtheU.S.FishandWildlifeService(FWS)toremovethenorthernRockyMountaingraywolffromtheEndangeredSpeciesAct(ESA)listinIdahoandMontana,itamendedthefederallawconsistentwithitsconstitutionalpower,ruledathree-judgepaneloftheU.S.CourtofAppealsfortheNinthCircuit.TherulingwasconsistentwithabrieffiledbyMSLFonbehalfofitselfanditsclients,theMontanaFarmBureauFederationandtheIdahoFarmBureauFederation. InJune2009whensev-eralenvironmentalgroupssuedtoinvalidateanApril2009decisionbytheFWStoremovethegraywolffromtheESAlistinIdahoandMon-tana,MSLFanditsclientsintervenedtodefendtheFWSdecision.Nonetheless,inJuly2009,aMontanafederaldistrictcourtstruckdowntheFWSdecisionandorderedthewolfbackontheESAlist.

Subsequently,CongresspassedandPresidentObamasignedalawthatre-quiredthewolfsdelistingandremovedtheissuefromfuturejudicialreview.Theenvironmentalgroupschallengedthelawsconstitutionalitybutthedistrictcourtupheldthelawandthegroups

appealed.ThepanelruledthatCongressamendedtheESAbyrequiringthewolfsdelisting,whichtheSupremeCourthasheldCongressmaydo. Thegraywolf(Canis lupus)onceroamedthenorthernRockyMountainregion;however,duetotheirpredationonlive-

stock,thefederalgovernmentpermittedtheirkilling;by1930,wolveshadbeenalmosteliminatedintheregion.In1973,theFWSputtheNorthernRockyMoun-tainWolf(Canis lupus irremotus)ontheESAlist.In1994,theFWScapturedwolvesinCanadaandreleasedtheminMontana,Idaho,andWyoming.

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FEDS BREACH CONTRACT; FAMILY SUES!

U.S. SUPREME COURT VOIDS LAND GRAB!

AUtahfamilythatformanyyearsoperatedacommercialoutfittingandguestranchbusinessintheAshleyNationalForestineasternUtahneartheWyomingandColo-radoborders,filedafederallawsuitcharg-ingthattheU.S.ForestServicebreacheditscontractwiththefami-ly.EdandSherryBaltzownedandoperatedRockyMountainRec-reationofUtah,Inc.,whichformerlydidbusinessastheU-BarWildernessRanch.TheRanch,underaseriesofowners,operatedpursuanttoForestServicespecialusepermitsforover75years.InAugust2002,theRanchreneweditsbusinesspermitthrough2022,apermitthatincludedabaseareaof4.3-acreswheretheRanchmaintainedfiveguestcabinsandamainlodge,abathhouse,wranglerscabin,andcorrals,whichwereupdatedinJune2007,andincludedelectricityandrunningwater.InJune

2004,theRanchreneweditsoutfitter(forhuntingandfishingexpeditions)permit.In2007,theForestServiceeffectivelyvacatedbothpermits.MSLF,whichrep-

resentsthefamily,filedthelawsuitintheU.S.CourtofFederalClaimsinWashington,D.C. InMay2005,amudslideonU.S.ForestServicelandenteredtheRanchpermitareaanddamagedaguestcabin.

AlthoughtheForestServicetookrespon-sibilityfortheincidentandassertedthatitwouldcleanupthedamagedarea,itdidnot.Inthespringof2007,theRanchcomplainedtotheForestServicethatithadfailedtokeepadrainagechannelandculvertfreeofdebris.InJuly2007,afteraminordebrisflow,whichresultedfromaccumulateddebrisinthechannelandculvert,theForestServiceissuedaSpecialClosureOrderagainsttheRanchand,inAugust2007,suspendedboththebusinessandoutfitterpermits.

InaunanimousrulingandconsistentwithafriendofthecourtbrieffiledbyMSLF,theSupremeCourtoftheUnitedStatesreversedarulingoftheMontanaSupremeCourtthathadresultedinanunprecedentedseizureofprivateprop-erty.MSLF,withdecadesofexperienceinconstitutionalandpropertyrightsissuesbeforetheCourt,foritselfandtheUtahFarmBureauFederation,hadurgedtheCourttooverturntheMontanacourtsde-terminationofnavigabilityonthebasisofpresentdayuseandwithoutperformingasectionbysectionanalysisoftherivers. AtissuewastheMontanacourts2010rulingthatupheldalowercourtdecisionthatPPLMontana,LLC,whichreplacedtheMontanaPowerCompanyandpur-chaseditshydroelectricfacilitiesandland,owedMontana$40millionforuseofitsriverbeds.JusticeKennedy,writingfortheCourt,declaredthattheMontanarulingwasbasedonaninfirmlegaltheory. In2003,twoMontanacitizenssuedPPLMontanaandtwootherhydroelectric

companiesinfederalcourtseekingcom-pensationforMontanaforthecompaniesuseofriverbedsundertwofederallyli-censedhydroelectricfacilitiesandarguingundertheEqualFootingDoctrinethattheriverbedsarepartofitsschooltrustandthattheyowedhundredsofmillionsinunpaidrenttoMontana.AfterMon-tanaintervened,thecourtdismissedthecasein2005. PPLandtheotherhydroelectriccompaniesthensuedinMontanastatecourtseekingadeclarationthatfed-erallawprecludesorpreemptsanyclaimforcompensation.Montanafiledacoun-terclaimdemandingbackrent.Aftertheothercompaniessettled,Montanamovedforpartialsummaryjudgment,arguingthattheMissouri,Madison,andClarkForkRiverswerenavigablein1889,whenMontanawasadmittedtotheUnion.

MSLF IS VINDICATED AunanimousSupremeCourtoftheUnitedStatesruledinfavorofanIdahofamilyinitsbattlewiththeEnvi-ronmentalProtectionAgency(EPA)andthusvindicatedMSLFsfightforaNewMexicomanwhosoughttochallengetheEPAsdeterminationthathisaridlandswerewatersoftheUnitedStates.MSLFurgedtheSupremeCourttooverturnarulingthatMichaelandChantrellSackettofPriestLake,IdahocouldnotsuetheEPAtochallengeitsclaimthatuseoftheirlandviolatedtheCleanWaterAct(CWA). Inthesummerof2007,theSackettsmoveddirtontheirpropertytobuildahouseonlandwithasewerhookup,inadevelopedareazonedforresidentialconstruction.ThatNovember,theEPAissuedacomplianceorderdeclaringtheSackettpropertytobeawetlandundertheCWA,barringtheSackettsfrombuild-ingahouse,andmandatingthattheSack-ettsrestoretheirlandtoitspreviousstateorpaycivilpenaltiesofupto$32,500perday.TheSackettsweredeniedahearingandtheirlawsuitinIdahofederaldistrictcourtwasdismissedwhenthecourtheldtheCWAbarsjudicialreviewofcompli-anceorderspriortoanyEPAenforcementaction.InSeptember2010,theNinthCircuitupheldthedistrictcourtsdeci-sion,rulingthattheCWAbarsjudicialreviewofadministrativeaction,whichdoesnotviolatetheSackettsdueprocessrights.InFebruary2011,theSacketts

soughtSupremeCourtreview;theyarerepresentedbyPacificLegalFoundation.

MSLFbroughtacaselikeSackett onbehalfofaveterinarian,rancher,andentrepreneurnamedLarry

SquiresofHobbs,NewMexico.TheNewMexicofederaldistrictcourtheld,asdidtheIdahofederaldistrictcourtinSackett, thatDr.SquirescouldnotchallengetheauthorityoftheEPA.TheU.S.CourtofAppealsfortheTenthCircuit,asdidtheNinthCircuitinSackett,upheldthelowercourtsruling.TheSupremeCourtlaterdeniedcertiorari.

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n OnbehalfofaPennsylvaniaenergyassociationandthenationsoldestfamilyownedoilandgascompany,MSLFurgedaPennsylvaniafederaldistrictcourttoissueapermanentrulingagainstasweetheartlawsuitsettlemententeredintobytheObamaAdministration.

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n MSLFreturnedtooneofitsearliestvictories,when,onbehalfofitselfandtwoWyominggroups,itwasgrantedtherighttoparticipateinafederallaw-suitdemandingthatthegovernmentmanagewildhorsesinWyoming.

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MSLF WINS FOR GUN RIGHTS AT COLORADO SUPREME COURT AnationalgroupandthreeofitsColoradomemberswonaunanimousvictoryattheColoradoSupremeCourtwhentheCourtupheldtherulingoftheColo-radoCourtofAppealsthatthe2003ColoradoConcealedCarryAct(CCA)barstheUniversityofColorado(CU)BoardofRegentsfromregulatingtheuseofconcealedcarrypermitsoncampus.JusticeAllisonH.Eidwrote,WeholdthattheCCAscompre-hensivestatewidepurpose,broadlanguage,andnarrowexclusionsshowthattheGeneralAssemblyin-tendedtodivesttheBoardofRegentsofitsauthoritytoregulateconcealedhandgunpossessiononcampus. StudentsforConcealedCarryonCampusandthreeColoradoans,allrepresentedbyMSLF,prevailedattheCourtofAppealsinApril2010,whenathree-judgepanelreversedanElPasoCountystatedistrictcourtsApril2009decisionandruledthattheCCAbarslocalrules,suchasthoseadoptedbyCU,thatconflictwiththeActandthatCUsbanonfirearmsinvehiclesforself-defenseisuncon-stitutional.InJune2010,theRegentsvoted5-4toappealtotheColoradoSupremeCourt;theirpetitionwasgrantedinOctober2010andwasarguedinJune2011.

AttorneyDavidB.KopeloftheIndependenceInstitute,whofiledafriendofthecourtbriefattheColoradoSupreme

CourtonbehalfoftheInstituteandtheCountySheriffsofColorado,said,Itisanespeciallyimpressiveaccomplish-mentfor...asmallpublicinterestlawfirmtowinaunanimousstateSu-premeCourtvictoryagainstaninstitu-tionwhoselargestcampus(Boulder)hasanannualbudgetofoverabilliondollars. Amici curiaebriefsinsupportofMSLFsclientswerefiledbytheNationalRifleAssociation,theRockyMountainGunOwners,andtheSecondAmendmentFoundation.TheBoardofRegentsreceivedamici curiae

supportfromTheBradyCentertoPreventGunViolence,theColoradoCeasefireCapitolFund,andtheGreaterDenverMil-lionMomMarch. ColoradosCCA,C.R.S.18-12-201,requiresanexten-sivebackgroundcheck.TheActhasonlyfourexceptionstotherighttocarry:locationsprohibitedbyfederallaw;K12schools;publicbuildingswithmetaldetectors;andprivatepropertywherenoticeisposted. ThelawsuitreturnstoElPasoCountystatedistrictcourt.

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