Judge Stays Briefing In National Monuments Case Against Biden Administration

Mealey's (April 5, 2023, 7:47 AM EDT) -- SALT LAKE CITY — A federal judge in Utah on April 4 granted a motion by the Biden administration staying the briefing in a lawsuit brought by the state of Utah and two municipalities over the dimensions of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments, ruling that threshold legal issues must be resolved before addressing the plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment....