Hopi Tribe, et al., v. Donald Trump (D.D.C. Case No. 1:17-cv-02590 (TSC) and consolidated cases);
On November 19, 2018, the Emmett Environmental Law & Policy Clinic filed amicus briefs in support of lawsuits challenging President Trump’s shrinking of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments. The Clinic filed the briefs on behalf of 21 local elected officials from Utah, led by Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski, Boulder Mayor Steve Cox, and Bluff Mayor Ann Leppanen. The briefs argue that shrinking the monuments will harm local economies and undermine efforts to shift away from fossil fuels toward more sustainable sources of energy.