Tag Archives: RS 2477

U-Turn on the Roadless Road to Ruin

Imagine an energy company running a pipeline across your land when empty federal land sat right next door. Since energy companies may exercise the power of eminent domain in Wyoming, this has happened many times over the years and continues … Continue reading

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Keeping our Rights-of-Way: On the Trails of RS 2477

Last November we published Ben Barr’s One Thousand Roads to Liberty: The Unexamined Case for RS 2477 and Sovereignty (available for download as a Liberty Brief).  The paper details the history of RS 2477, a federal law passed in 1866 … Continue reading

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Roads to Prosperity, not Penury – State Sovereignty and Public Lands

In a radio interview last week, I discussed my most recent study, “One Thousand Roads to Liberty.” It explains how local governments can regain control over federal lands in Wyoming.     One question that came up during my interview was whether … Continue reading

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One Thousand Roads to Liberty

Ending a decade of contentious litigation, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit issued a controversial opinion last Friday upholding President Clinton’s “Roadless Rule.”  The rule in controversy was issued in the last days of the Clinton … Continue reading

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Press Release: Regain the Right of Way

A tool to assert state sovereignty and local control. CHEYENNE: The Wyoming Liberty Group’s latest Liberty Brief, One Thousand Roads to Liberty, shows that property rights in Wyoming are still protected under a long-overlooked portion of federal law known as … Continue reading

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