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Utah attorney general urges local support for Supreme Court challenge over federal land holdings
Summary
Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes told the Washington County commission the state has filed a Supreme Court lawsuit seeking to force review of whether the federal government can indefinitely hold large tracts of so-called unappropriated lands; Reyes framed the case as a narrow constitutional question about state sovereignty and invited local support and possible county resolutions.
Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes on Tuesday urged Washington County commissioners to back the state s it pushes a legal challenge over federal land holdings, saying the case asks a narrow constitutional question about whether the federal government may indefinitely hold "unappropriated" lands within state borders.
Reyes, speaking at the county—ommission meeting, said his office recently filed a petition asking the U.S. Supreme Court to exercise its original jurisdiction to review whether the federal government can retain roughly 34% of…
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