On June 23, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit issued a significant decision in Garfield County, Utah v. Trump, Nos. 23-4106 & 23-4107, holding that federal courts may review—and that sovereign immunity does not necessarily bar—challenges to a President’s designation of national monuments under the Antiquities Act. While the court stopped … Continue Reading
On December 4, 2017, President Trump issued two Presidential Proclamations reducing the size of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments by more than 800,000 acres and 1.1 million acres, respectively. Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments had been previously created by Presidents Obama and Clinton pursuant to the Antiquities Act of 1906. The announcement by … Continue Reading
