Ruling Expected Friday on NV Wild Horse Roundup

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Posted: 9:58 PM Jul 14, 2011 Ruling Expected Friday on NV Wild Horse Roundup A federal judge in Reno says he expects to decide within a day whether to grant an emergency injunction blocking a government roundup of 1,700 wild horses in eastern Nevada. Reporter: Associated Press Email Address: news@kolotv.com

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RENO, Nev. (AP) - A federal judge in Reno says he expects to decide within a day whether to grant an emergency injunction blocking a government roundup of 1,700 wild horses in eastern Nevada.

A lawyer for the Colorado-based Cloud Foundation told Judge Howard McKibben during an hour-long hearing Thursday that the
planned roundup is illegal.

Rachel Fazio says the Bureau of Land Management has failed to prove that the mustangs are causing any ecological damage to the
public rangeland, as is required by law before they can be removed.
She says Congress made it clear they should be given priority over livestock in areas designated for their protection.

McKibben says he's 90 percent certain he will issue a ruling on Friday. The BLM plans to start the roundup Saturday.

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Posted by: Anonymous on Jul 15, 2011 at 08:34 PM

I was wrong! Sorry.

Posted by: Common Cents on Jul 14, 2011 at 08:20 PM

The first to comment? The last I checked there was a list of comments. Did your editor disagree with what was being said?

Posted by: Anonymous on Jul 14, 2011 at 08:06 PM

Of course he will grant the injunction. He's a fed judge isn't he? No education required, just cronyism with the party in power.

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