Corner crossing the 10th ruling

[BuzzH]

Chalk one up for the good guys...

Appeals court backs corner crossers in Wyoming public lands case - WyoFile

Federal three-judge panel supports decision that corner crossing in Wyoming’s checkerboard area is not trespassing as long as private land is not touched.

wyofile.com

 

[Dave N]

Awesome!

 

[TheGreek]

Congrats @BuzzH and WY BHA! Huge win and huge effort on your guys part.

 

[TheGreek]

Just think of all the time and money spent by Eshelman to make federal appellate case law that is really bad for his position. Some people can’t leave well enough alone.

 

[Jwill]

Thanks @BuzzH!

 

[Sytes]

10th Circuit is GREAT! Unanimous ruling. SCOTUS would be a nice final nail in the eshelman's corner crossing coffin.

“Applying that law here, [Eshelman’s landholding company] Iron Bar cannot implement a program which has the effect of ‘deny[ing] access to [federal] public lands for lawful purposes[.]’” he wrote. “So the district court was correct to hold that the Hunters could corner-cross as long as they did not physically touch Iron Bar’s land.”

 

[Wildabeest]

Just think of all the time and money spent by Eshelman to make federal appellate case law that is really bad for his position. Some people can’t leave well enough alone.

Yeah, and I bet he’s pissed off a whole bunch of his billionaire buddies!

 

[JM77]

Today is a good day.

 

[Nicoli7153]

Great News!!!!

 

[Sheltowee]

Opinion here, if you are so inclined.

 

[Dave N]

Wonder what he'll do now, and how the next hunting season will go.

 

[BuzzH]

Today is a good day.

Today is a great day.

 

[TOGIE]

Wonder what he'll do now, and how the next hunting season will go.

I hate to say it, but i'm sure he'll cry foul and mutter something about some judges needing to be impeached. Then he'll continue to harass hunters until he sells the ranch.

 

[seeth07]

What is really great about this is think about how land swap deals will look now. I would think they will now have to become much more favorable on the public land side because there is now a significantly less incentive on the public side to accept these types of proposals.

 

[Forkyfinder]

What is really great about this is think about how land swap deals will look now. I would think they will now have to become much more favorable on the public land side because there is now a significantly less incentive on the public side to accept these types of proposals.

This exactly. The bargaining changed a lot - and i hope this spreads.

Id love to see that sniveling AG in Montana disappointment if this spread to the 9th circuit via supreme court or appeal from a case.

 

[Jape]

So good! Would love to see this go to SCOTUS but since the 10th Circuit covers a huge chunk of western “hunting” states I’m hoping this has a reverberating effect and it’s precedence is enough to get state legislatures to codify this ruling.

 

[sclancy27]

So good! Would love to see this go to SCOTUS but since the 10th Circuit covers a huge chunk of western “hunting” states I’m hoping this has a reverberating effect and it’s precedence is enough to get state legislatures to codify this ruling.

I don't think the Supreme Court would take it since it was unanimously supported by the 10th Circuit.

 

[appaloosa]

Hells Yeah!

 

[Jape]

I don't think the Supreme Court would take it since it was unanimously supported by the 10th Circuit.

That certainly happens but they often take unanimous decisions and either affirm or overturn. For example, recently SCOTUS overturned Chevron deference in the Loper v. Raimondo case. SCOTUS will often take these “high profile” cases to clarify the constitutionality of important laws. I think public land access certainly qualifies but we will see. We don’t even know yet if the landowner will appeal.

 

[Schaaf]

Yeah, and I bet he’s pissed off a whole bunch of his billionaire buddies!

Might be my favorite part.