Supreme Court

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The beleaguered Uinta Basin Railway is still stalled. But, a key legal ruling will be contested at the nation’s highest court later this year. KDNK’s Amy Hadden Marsh has this update.

Has the Supreme Court lost its way, or is it right on course? This month on Meet in the Middle, host Dan Richardson speaks with Bill McSwain, former Trump-appointed U.S. Attorney from 2018-2021, Republican gubernatorial candidate in the 2022 primaries in Pennsylvania, and current practicing attorney. They discuss how the Supreme Court works, and dig into what McSwain believes is working well, what's not, and why.

Like many tribal leaders and advocates, Angel Charley of the Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women saw court challenges to the law as an attack on tribal sovereignty. She also says it was an opportunity for extractive industries to get a larger foothold on tribal lands.

The U.S. Supreme Court recently sided with a couple battling federal officials over plans to build a house on a wetland in northern Idaho. Some call the ruling a victory for property rights, but its consequences extend to wetlands and waterways nationwide.

In November, the Supreme Court is scheduled to start reviewing a case that could overturn landmark legislation that protects Indigenous youth. This has prompted civil liberties groups and tribes in Wyoming to get involved.

KDNK's News Director Morgan Neely brings listeners Friday's news, including robust workforce numbers for Garfield County and Colorado as a whole. Also,

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled against rogue 2016 Electoral College voters in Colorado. The unanimous decision upholds a Colorado law binding electors…

Free speech advocate, longtime civil liberties attorney, and award-winning author Marjorie Heins talks about her new book Ironies and Complications of…