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Trump can revoke national monument designations, Justice Department says

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By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has broad authority to revoke protected land designated as national monuments by past presidents, the Justice Department said in a new legal opinion. The May 27 legal opinion from the Justice Department found that presidents can move broadly to canc…

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  1. Seattle Times

    US Justice Department says Trump can cancel national monuments that protect landscapes (opens Seattle Times)

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    Lawyers for President Donald Trump’s administration say he has the authority to abolish national monuments meant to protect historical and archaeological sites.

  2. KESQ Palm Springs

    Trump can revoke national monument designations, Justice Department says (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has broad authority to revoke protected land designated as national monuments by past presidents, the Justice Department said in a new legal opinion. The May 27 legal opinion from the Justice Department found that presidents can move broadly to canc…

  3. The Hill

    DOJ: Trump can abolish protected monuments set aside by past presidents (opens The Hill)

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    The Justice Department overturned a 1938 opinion, allowing President Trump to abolish national monuments former President Joe Biden protected from energy development and other activities.

  4. The Conversation US

    National monuments have grown and shrunk under US presidents for over a century thanks to one law – DOJ says Trump can use it to erase them too (opens The Conversation US)

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    Public lands are quintessentially American, and in many ways they define and shape the American identity. The Antiquities Act defines them.

  5. MyNorthwest

    Trump administration says he has the authority to cancel national monuments that protect landscapes (opens MyNorthwest)

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    BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Lawyers for President Donald Trump's administration say he has the authority to abolish national monuments meant to protect historical

  6. NPR

    Justice Department says Trump can cancel national monuments that protect landscapes (opens NPR)

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    A Justice Department legal opinion released Tuesday disavowed a 1938 determination that monuments created by previous presidents under the Antiquities Act can't be revoked.

  7. Anchorage Daily News

    Justice Department concludes Trump can abolish areas protected as national monuments (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    An opinion released by the Office of Legal Counsel concludes the president can abolish national monuments declared by past administrations.

  8. WMUR

    Trump administration challenges national monument protections (opens WMUR)

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    Lawyers for President Donald Trump's administration say he has the authority to abolish national monuments meant to protect historical and archaeological sites.

  9. Fox News

    DOJ argues Trump may cancel Biden-era national monuments (opens Fox News)

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    The Trump Justice Department reverses longstanding legal opinion on national monuments, claiming presidents can revoke designations.

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