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Adverse mining claim decision from the Ninth Circuit

September 24, 2013 | By JAMES BURLING

We received this adverse opinion today from the Ninth Circuit in McMaster v. United States.  Ken and Debbie McMaster had worked a small gold mining claim in the Trinity Alps Wilderness Area for many summers, supplying nugget gold for their Gold Rush Jewelry shop in Graeagle, California (right).  After their claim was swallowed up by the Wildern ...

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Weekly litigation report — April 22, 2017

April 22, 2017 | By JAMES BURLING

Suit filed challenging Wisconsin’s illegal butter rule Briefing complete in challenge to California’s mining ban Opposition to California proposal to remove protection for homes Supreme Court requires return of seized property Oral argument held in Trinity Lutheran Suit filed challenging Wisconsin’s illegal butter rule We filed th ...

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Weekly litigation update—January 13, 2018

January 13, 2018 | By JAMES BURLING

PLF asks the Michigan Supreme Court to stop theft by tax collectors, the ongoing fight to defend public land access for all, and more U.S. Supreme Court activity. … ...