Montana files water rights lawsuit against Wyoming in Supreme Court
Montana filed a lawsuit Thursday against Wyoming in the US Supreme Court for allegedly violating a 1950 agreement allocating water rights to two tributaries of the Yellowstone River. In...
Environmental extremists in Oregon pleaded guilty to conspiracy and arson on Thursday for their roles in a streak of environmentally motivated arsons by the Animal Liberation Front (ALF) and the Earth Liberation Front...
Leading Wednesday's environmental law news, the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers have reached an agreement to set a cut off date of December 31, 2012 for EU nations that wish to...
US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on Friday unsealed the indictment of eleven people alleged to have carried out a series of arsons causing millions of dollars in damage in five Western states between...
Wyoming high court allows random searches under probation orders
The Wyoming Supreme Court has ruled in State v. McAuliffe , where the court upheld by a 4-1 vote the constitutionality of probation orders allowing police to randomly search the subject of the order. The decision...
State AGs challenge Bush administration over forest road construction plan
Attorneys general from California, New Mexico and Oregon have challenged a decision by the US Forest Service to allow road building and other development on more than 58.5 million acres of national forest previously protected. California Attorney...
The Supreme Court Monday granted certiorari to a case raising the question of when plaintiffs can sue in federal court, as opposed to state court. The question has lately sparked an important political debate, as plaintiffs often prefer to...
