Since the lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s revocation of the Bears Ears National Monument was filed in December 2017, legal briefing in the case has been ongoing. After an unsuccessful effort to transfer the case to federal court in Utah, the government has now sought to have the case dismissed entirely.

Last Friday, on March 15, 2019, the final briefs on the issue of dismissal were filed. The National Trust’s Memorandum in Opposition to Dismissal filed last fall clearly outlines the reasons why the court should hear this case, uphold the integrity of the Antiquities Act and protect Bears Ears National Monument.