Bears Ears National Monument Lawsuit Complaint

This case challenges President Donald J. Trump’s unlawful proclamation of December 4, 2017, dismantling the Bears Ears National Monument and replacing it with two much smaller, noncontiguous units covering just 15 percent of the original monument’s area.

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