FILE - In this June 20, 2019, file photo, the Supreme Court is seen in Washington as a storm rolls in. The Supreme Court seems inclined to say that hundreds of millions of dollars in coronavirus relief money tied up by a court case should benefit Alaska Natives, rather than be spread more broadly among Native American tribes.The justices were hearing arguments April 19, 2021, in a case involving the massive pandemic relief package passed last year and signed into law by then-President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
October 29, 2024 /Local News

Utah Gains Support For Public Lands Lawsuit

(St. George, UT) — Utah is gaining support in its lawsuit against the federal government over control of public lands in the state. A dozen states joined Utah’s effort last week with supporting arguments of asking the U.S. Supreme Court to decide if the feds can hold on to “unappropriated lands in a state indefinitely.” Unappropriated lands must have a designated purpose and there are more than 18-million such acres in the Beehive State. Governor Cox argued the state is limited in what it can do when 70 percent of Utah’s lands are controlled by the federal government. Among those joining Utah include Idaho, Wyoming, Alaska, and the Arizona Legislature.

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