Trump Administration: Case Cited By Tribes In Monuments Lawsuit 'Not On Point'

Mealey's (August 5, 2020, 1:31 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration on July 31 filed a brief in the District of Columbia District Court contending that the U.S. Supreme Court case cited by Native American tribes in the dispute over President Donald J. Trump's decision to reduce the size of two national monuments for hydraulic fracturing purposes is "not on point" (Hopi Tribe, et al. v. Donald J. Trump, et al., No. 17-2590; Utah Diné Bikéyah, et al. v. Donald J. Trump, et al., No. 17-2605, Natural Resources Defense Council, et al. v. Donald J. Trump, et al., No. 17-2606, D. D.C. [consolidated])....