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Supreme Court denies Utah's lawsuit seeking control of federal land
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected Utah's lawsuit seeking control of 18.5 million acres of federal land. Why it matters: State officials put on a costly campaign of TV ads and other marketing, to encourage SCOTUS to take up the case.
U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear Phil Lyman’s challenge of Utah primary system
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear Phil Lyman's challenge to the primary process used by Utah Gov. Spencer Cox. Lyman said he will keep fighting.
US Supreme Court rejects Utah challenge to federal land control
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a lawsuit by Utah that argued the federal government was unconstitutionally holding onto vast, unreserved swathes of the Republican-led state's territory comprising more than a third of the land within its borders.
Supreme Court rejects Utah's push to wrest control of public land from the federal government
The Supreme Court is turning back a push by Utah to wrest control of vast areas of public land from the federal government.
Utah, Idaho sought to turn federal land over to states. What did Supreme Court say?
According to a brief Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador filed with the U.S. Supreme Court, 9 million acres of Idaho land managed by the Bureau of Land Management could be affected.
Utah 'able and willing' to challenge public lands decision after Supreme Court denies case
Cox speaks during a press conference to announce state action for Utah public lands at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Aug. 20, 2024. The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday decided to not to take up the state's public lands lawsuit.
US Supreme Court rejects Phil Lyman’s lawsuit against Gov. Cox and State of Utah
Utah Representative and 2024 gubernatorial write-in candidate Phil Lyman's electoral challenge was rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, seemingly ending a months-long battle between Lyman and Utah Gov.
Supreme Court decision leaves Utah’s land control ambitions in limbo
The U.S. Supreme Court early Monday denied Utah’s lawsuit to acquire management of 18.5 million acres of federally owned land. Utah filed its lawsuit against the United States government last August.
U.S. Supreme Court squashes Utah’s public lands lawsuit
Public lands advocates worried that allowing Utah’s case to move forward would threaten to upend management of 200 million acres of public lands across the West.
U.S. Supreme Court will not hear Utah’s lawsuit to control 18.5 million acres of public land
This breaking story has been updated. The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday it will not hear Utah’s sweeping public lands lawsuit, where the state argued it should take over 18.5 million acres of federally controlled land within its borders.
140 officers sworn into Utah’s newest law enforcement division. Here’s what they’ll do
Being an officer is difficult in any jurisdiction, but Joel Ferry believes patrolling Utah’s vast outdoor spaces can be ...
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U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear Utah Candidate's Appeal Against Governor Cox's Primary Eligibility
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear Phil Lyman's case challenging Utah Governor Spencer Cox's primary election win.
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Wilderness proponents sue Utah in its public lands challenge
An environmental group has filed a lawsuit against Utah Gov. Spencer Cox and Attorney General Sean Reyes over the state’s ...
U.S. Supreme Court rejects Phil Lyman’s long-shot election lawsuit against Gov. Spencer Cox
The U.S. Supreme Court will not hear Phil Lyman’s long-shot lawsuit to disqualify Gov. Spencer Cox from the 2024 primary ...
Will Utah state government employees end up back in the office full time?
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox embraced remote work for state employees even before the pandemic. Now, the governor's office says ...
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Spencer Cox to be sworn in for second term as Utah Governor
A Fairview, Utah native, Cox won his second term in office in the General Election in November 2024, beating Democratic ...