An Anti-Speculation Law Work Group has been formed to review Colorado's anti-speculation law, as a New York-based hedge fund eyes water investments in the state. Those in ag fear speculators will push up prices and drive out their way of life.

A federal judge has reversed the rule changes formalized by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service earlier this year regarding the unintentional (incidental) injury or death not prohibited under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is investigating meatpacking companies for potential antitrust violations as producers cry foul over rising packer margins. Separately, USDA is also investigating the rise in marketing margins.

On Wednesday, Nov. 7, U.S. Attorney General (AG) Jeff Sessions resigned his post. Matthew Whitaker will assume the role of Acting Attorney General.

At the beginning of May, the Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund (R-CALF) sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Attorney Gen…

Regardless what your opinion of WOTUS is, the process has become a quagmire for lawsuits. Two New York cases are trying to derail the current rewriting effort.

The EPA cannot catch a break on WOTUS. After announcing a two-year delay in implementation to rework the rule, the agency is being sued by 10 states and D.C.

The trial of Cliven Bundy and others involved in the 2014 armed standoff against BLM agents ended in mistrial. The judge called it the only remedy since the prosecution withheld evidence in the case.

The case Colorado River Ecosystem vs. the State of Colorado (see WLJ’s Oct. 2 issue) has been “dismissed with prejudice.” This was the case in…

Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley announced Dec. 4 that he and his office will take the issue of California’s egg law to the Supreme Court…