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  • October 05, 2026

    9th Circ. Invited To Take A Crack At Feds' Calif. Egg Law Suit

    A California federal judge refused Friday to toss the federal government's challenge to a Golden State law banning the sale of eggs laid by hens raised in "cruel" conditions, but allowed California to file an interlocutory appeal, finding "there is substantial ground for difference of opinion" on the government's standing.

  • October 05, 2026

    Colo. Judge Says Wyoming Can Join Oil Lease Sale Challenge

    A Colorado federal judge Monday granted Wyoming's request to be added to an environmental nonprofit groups' lawsuit challenging the leasing of public lands in Colorado and Wyoming for oil and gas development as an intervenor defendant.

  • October 05, 2026

    Feds, SpaceX Say Groups Lack Standing To Block Land Swap

    SpaceX and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are urging a Texas federal court to toss a lawsuit challenging their South Texas land swap deal, each noting the wildlife refuge land at issue is already generally closed to the public.

  • October 05, 2026

    Hunting Groups Say Colo. Illegally Imposed 2-Animal Limit

    Two advocacy groups sued the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission, alleging it unlawfully imposed a much lower daily hunting limit than either of the proposals it had presented to the public and gave no chance to comment on the change.

  • October 05, 2026

    High Court Won't Take Up Maine Lobster Boat Tracking Suit

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to consider a constitutional challenge to Maine's tracking of vessels that hold federal lobster permits, a policy several lobster fishermen claimed violated their privacy rights.

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