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Judge reopens lawsuits challenging cuts of Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante

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U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan lifted stays on lawsuits against President Donald Trump for downsizing Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments on Tuesday.

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