Bears Ears Monument Case Belongs In District Of Columbia, Tribes Argue

Mealey's (February 6, 2018, 2:07 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A group of Indian tribes on Feb. 1 filed a brief in District of Columbia federal court arguing that the court should not transfer the tribes’ case against the Trump administration over the declassification of the Bears Ears National Monument because geographical location “is not enough to overcome the deference afforded to a plaintiff’s choice of forum” (Hopi Tribe, et al. v. Donald J. Trump, et al., No. 17-2590, D. D.C.)....