Property Clause
Feds Steal 100 Million Acres of Land from Alaska; State Could Fight Back If It Wanted
JUNEAU, Alaska (Aug. 29, 2016) – The federal government just stole an area of land the size of New Mexico from the state of Alaska, and the state didn’t blink an eye. But it could fight back it if wanted to. On Aug. 3, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service...
What Does the Constitution Say About Federal Land Ownership?
The “Bundy stand-off” in Oregon at a federal wildlife refuge has triggered (or, rather, re-triggered) questions about the constitutionality of federal land ownership. Westerners in particular question why the federal government should own nearly 30% of the country. In...
The Legal Case for Federal Land Disposal is Much Stronger than Critics Think
The American Lands Council is a Utah-based organization that argues that the federal government should transfer part of its massive land holdings to the states. In recent weeks, apologists for federal land ownership have been savaging the American Lands Council and...
Federal Land Ownership: Is It Constitutional?
The ongoing Cliven Bundy situation in Nevada has raised awareness of the hazards of federal land management. In Nevada, the federal government owns a stunning 81 percent of the land. On the land they manage, the feds are threatening to evict tenants who refuse to pay...