Constitutional Opinion No. 2026-0622
Case Information
- Content Scored
- Modifying the Bears Ears National Monument
- Source
- The White House
- Author
- Office of the President
- Publication Date
- 2026-07-13
- Content Type
- Executive Order
- Opinion Issued
- 2026-07-18
- AFCS Version
- 1.0
Holding
This proclamation reduces the Bears Ears National Monument from roughly 1.36 million to about 121,096 acres, arguing the prior designation exceeded the Antiquities Act 'smallest area' limit and that excluded lands hold critical minerals important to national security. It aligns with resource independence (Article XIII), property and enterprise access (Article IX), limiting federal control (Article XII), and reading statutes as written (Article XVII); the Factual Reliability tier is tempered by contested legal judgments and one-sided treatment.
It is the judgment of this Court that Opinion No. 2026-0622 is hereby entered into the record, in accordance with the America First Constitutional Standard. The score stands. The reasoning is published. The record is public.