Trump admin sets stage for Pendley appeal

摘要

The Trump administration has seen enough of Montana District Chief Judge Brian Morris in the ongoing legal battle over William Perry Pendley and his leadership role at the Bureau of Land Management. Morris today issued an order granting a Justice Department request that gets the case out of the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana - where the Trump administration has suffered two major setbacks. Approval of DOJ's motion for entry of judgment, filed late yesterday, is significant because it sets the stage for the Interior Department to appeal two rulings by Morris that have already had a significant impact on BLM.