U.S. Supreme Court rejects Utah case on transfer of federal lands

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a lawsuit by the State of Utah that sought to transfer 18.5 million acres of federal public lands to state control. The decision came in a brief order that read, “The motion for leave to file a bill of complaint is denied.”
The court did not elaborate, as is normal with such rulings.
Outdoors groups declared the dismissal of Utah v. United States a significant victory for conservationists and public land advocates who argued that the case posed a threat to America’s public lands system.

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