Showing posts with label land exchange. Show all posts
Showing posts with label land exchange. Show all posts
December 31, 2014

Eagle Mountain legal battle settled after 15 years

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A massive iron ore mining pit at Eagle Mountain in the remote desert just east of the Coachella Valley. (Jay Calderon, The Desert Sun) S...
September 23, 2013

Landowner says desert tortoise, federal government left him bankrupt

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A Washington County landowner and developer had a vision for a residential development and upscale golf course on the benches above St. Ge...
December 2, 2012

Riverside County to honor Mojave Cross advocates

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Henry and Wanda Sandoz with the Mojave Cross in the background after the Nov. 11 installation ceremony. (David Olson/Staff photo) by David...
November 15, 2012

Mojave Cross to return to desert home

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National Park rangers to send back cross Golden Gate National Recreation Area ranger Nijaune Winston stands by the Mojave Cross. The Natio...
April 30, 2010

The Mojave cross ruling: a blow to the 1st Amendment

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The Supreme Court sends the message the government can treat a Christian symbol as a national emblem and display it on public property. OP...
April 29, 2010

Mojave Cross can stay on display in California

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Supreme Court defends public religious symbol By Valerie Richardson Washington Times A n 8-foot cross honoring fallen soldiers in the r...
April 28, 2010

Court backs Mojave cross deal; case sent back to 9th Circuit

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Joe Nelson, Staff Writer Redlands Daily Facts A divided U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a lower court erred when it invalidat...

Mojave cross case: a signal on religious symbols

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By MARK SHERMAN | Associated Press Writer San Luis Obispo Tribune T he Supreme Court's conservative majority signaled a greater willi...

High court supports Mojave cross in Calif.

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By MARK SHERMAN The Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court said Wednesday that a lower court went too far in ordering the remov...

Supreme Court Sends 'Mojave Cross' Case Back For More Work

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By Mark Memmott NPR A lower court was wrong to invalidate a plan that would keep the "Mojave cross" on top of a rock formation...

Supreme Court Sends Cross Case Back

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by Jeremy Weber Christianity Today T he Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Wednesday that the much-debated war memorial cross in Mojave National Pre...

Court Says Cross Can Remain

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Mojave Desert Icon Is Deemed More Veterans' Memorial Than Religious Symbol By JESS BRAVIN Wall Street Journal The cross, originall...

Supreme Court Sides With Interior on Mojave Desert Cross

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By GABRIEL NELSON New York Times T he Supreme Court ruled today that Congress and the Interior Department acted properly when they used a...

U.S. Supreme Court supports Mojave cross

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USA TODAY Desert Sun A deeply divided Supreme Court revived congressional efforts Wednesday to permit a wooden cross erected in the Moja...
September 29, 2009

The Old Secular Cross?

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High Court to Consider Issue of Church-State Separation Henry and Wanda Sandoz are the unofficial caretakers of the Mojave cross, which is ...
April 8, 2009

Constitutional Clash Over Defunct Land Exchange

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Major Religious Establishment Case Rooted in Moot Mojave Cross Deal Press Release Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) W...
March 18, 2009

Senate poised to move quickly on Omnibus

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Procedural maneuver designed to nullify House vote By Noelle Straub and Eric Bontrager Environment & Energy Daily T he Senate today will...
June 26, 2008

House panel OKs Matheson land swap

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Deal would help cut down 'checkerboard pattern' of property By Suzanne Struglinski Deseret News WASHINGTON — A House panel has appr...
June 16, 2008

Don’t trash Joshua Tree National Park

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by Seth Shteir High Country News W hich word doesn’t belong with “national park?” Wildflowers, wildlife, hiking, night sky, garbage dump? No...
May 23, 2008

Last Stand for the Mojave Cross?

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Supreme Court Only Option to Stay Removal of Giant Cross after 9th Circuit Ruling Press Release Public Employees for Environmental Responsi...