"Know your rights!"

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Here you will find various legal memorandum and briefs we have written.

Legal Decision Finds in Favor of Canyon Club Read the Court's full opinion in this Clean Water Act / Wetlands decision. (April 25, 2003)

The Impact of the Endangered Species Act in New Mexico - Testimony presented by Karen Budd-Falen to the United States House of Representatives Committee on Resources at the October 26, 1998, Congressional Oversight Hearing in Clovis, New Mexico.

Proposed Forest Planning Regulations - On January 21, 2000, the Budd-Falen Law Offices submitted these comments concerning the new proposed forest planning regulations.

Its Not About Clean Water - Why have so many groups joined together to challenge the Clean Water Action Plan that Vice President Al Gore and the United States Environmental Protection Agency recently adopted? The Clean Water Action Plan is not about clean water . . . . .

Wyoming Association of Conservation Districts, et al. v. United States Environmental Protection Agency, 99-1179 (D.Colo.) -  In this lawsuit, a coalition of organizations have joined together to challenge the Clean Water Action Plan that Vice President Al Gore and the United States Environmental Protection Agency recently adopted because the plan violates federal law

Sample FOIA request - This sample Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA") request relates to some information a grazing permittee may request from federal agencies concerning their allotments. Although the agencies may refuse to produce certain categories of information under an exemption to the FOIA, any public records or information may be requested.