What the heck is Utah up to now that it’s land grab lawsuit has been snubbed by the Supreme Court and Senator Mike Lee has made public land sell-off untouchable in Congress? Kate and Aaron put that question to John Ruple, a Professor of Law and Stegner Center Fellow at the University of Utah, and Steve Bloch, legal director of the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance.

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• Texas buys land for new state parks that will be developed using $1 billion voter-approved fund – Texas Tribune
• Judge dismisses case aimed at stopping Utah from reviving its public land lawsuit – Utah News Dispatch

• Public lands are not “enclaves” and other errors in the report to Utah’s Legislative Commission on Federalism – S.J. Quinney College of Law
• American Lands Council filing in support of Utah’s land grab lawsuit
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Hosts: Kate Groetzinger & Aaron Weiss 

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Music: Purple Planet

Featured image: Red rock formations on the Cedar Creek Canyon Road in Utah; Source: Murray Foubister/Wikimedia Commons 

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