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Justice Department says Trump can undo monument designations
- On June 10, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice issued a legal opinion affirming that President Trump has the power to rescind existing national monument protections established by previous administrations.
- This opinion overturns a 1938 Justice Department ruling that presidents cannot revoke monuments, based on the Antiquities Act of 1906, and asserts past presidential reductions set a precedent.
- The Trump administration previously reduced the size of the Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bear Ears monuments in Utah and is preparing to further remove dedications, including two California monuments designated late in Biden's term.
- Polls show 92% of Colorado voters favor keeping recent monument designations, while legal experts note that Congress has traditionally retained exclusive authority to alter monuments and any presidential revocation may face challenges.
- The opinion's release signals possible extensive monument rollbacks favoring development, but such actions remain politically contentious with ongoing debates over federal land use and conservation.
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Trump given power to rescind national monument designations, including nine in Colorado
President Donald Trump’s administration appears poised to rescind some of the national monuments created by past presidents. The U.S. Department of Justice released a legal opinion on Tuesday, June 10, stating that Trump has the authority to do so, contradicting how the department has interpreted the Antiquities Act for 87 years. The Antiquities Act of 1906 grants United States presidents the authority to create national monuments to protect h…
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Justice Department says Trump has power to rescind national monument designations
President Donald Trump’s administration appears poised to rescind some of the national monuments created by past presidents. The U.S. Department of Justice released a legal opinion on Tuesday, June 10, stating that Trump has the authority to do so, contradicting how the department has interpreted the Antiquities Act for 87 years. The Antiquities Act of 1906 grants United States presidents the authority to create national monuments to protect h…
Justice Department says Trump can undo monument designations
The president has broad legal authority to fully revoke national monument designations, the Justice Department says in a memorandum that could become the basis to withdraw millions of acres from protected status. The department’s Office of Legal Counsel disavowed a 1938 DOJ determination that presidents can’t revoke a monument designation by a predecessor under the 1906 law known as the Antiquities Act. The May 27 memo, made public last week, n…
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