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Nicholas Bryner

Nicholas Bryner

Emmett/Frankel Fellow in Environmental Law and Policy, University of California, Los Angeles

Supporters of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments during a rally Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017 in Salt Lake City. Image: AP Photo/Rick Bowmer

Legal Scholars Say President Trump’s National Monument Rollback Is Illegal and Likely to be Reversed in Court

7 min read Dec 9, 2017

President Trump calls recent national monuments “a massive federal land grab,” and argues that control over some should be given to the states.

National Monuments: Presidents Can Create Them, but Only Congress Can Undo Them

6 min read Apr 28, 2017