Litigation Efforts by American Wild Horse Conservation
American Wild Horse Conservation (formerly American Wild Horse Campaign) has been at the forefront of legal battles to protect wild horses and burros on public lands. This article outlines the active, appellate, and completed litigation efforts undertaken by the organization.
Active Litigation in Lower Courts
- Antelope Triple B Ten-Year Plan
- Devils Garden Intervention
- Wyoming Checkerboard 3
- Bible Springs Intervention
Active on Appeal
- Utah Rancher Lawsuit
Appellate Court Victories
- Saylor Creek - Jarbidge RMP
- DC Circuit Find Forest Service Violated Law in Reducing Size of Devils Garden Wild Horse Territory (2017)
- Ninth Circuit Tosses Nevada Rancher Lawsuit (2017)
- Tenth Circuit Tosses State of Wyoming Rancher Lawsuit (2016)
- Tenth Circuit Affirms BLM Cannot Treat Public Lands as Private In WY Checkerboard (2016)
Completed Litigation
- Devil's Garden Wild Horse Territory (AWHPC et. al. vs. U.S. Forest Service)
- Litigation: Utah Ranchers vs. BLM
- Litigation: NACO vs. DOI (Intervention)
- Wyoming Checkerboard 2016
- Wyoming Checkerboard 2014
- State of Wyoming vs. DOI (Intervention)
- Oregon Sterilization Experiments
- Wyoming RSGA vs. DOI (Intervention)
- Wyoming BLM White Mountain Sterilization Plan (AWHPC et. al vs. DOI)
- AWHPC et. al. vs. DOI (Pancake (NV) Complex)