State of Montana et al v. Haaland et al

  1. May 11, 2026

    Feds Look To Halt Yellowstone Bison Cases For NEPA Review

    The U.S. Department of the Interior has asked a Montana district court to pause litigation challenging bison management at Yellowstone National Park, saying it intends to issue a supplemental analysis that will update the plan's final environmental impact statement.

  2. April 17, 2026

    Tribes Say Yellowstone Bison Suit Doesn't Raise Treaty Rights

    Three Indigenous nations say a recent decision to partially dismiss an environmental group's challenge to a Yellowstone National Park bison management plan doesn't implicate any treaty issues, telling a Montana federal court they intervened to uphold the project and not to litigate their rights to hunt.

  3. February 03, 2026

    Feds Look To Trim Cross-Claims In Yellowstone Bison Suit

    The Interior Department has asked a Montana federal judge to toss the Cottonwood Environmental Law Center's challenge to the government's bison population management plan in Yellowstone National Park, saying it does not have a legally protectable interest in the case.

  4. March 11, 2025

    Feds Push Back On Enviro Orgs., Tribes In Yellowstone Bison Case

    The Interior Department is asking a federal court to reconsider orders that allowed environmental groups to intervene and add two more federal agencies as necessary parties to a challenge over the management of the bison population in Yellowstone National Park, arguing the move is an attempt to hijack the litigation.