“A Democratic federal judge in Montana, Brian Morris, blocked the acting BLM director from continuing to work in the role because he was never confirmed by the U.S. Senate under the Constitution.
“Well, we congratulate the Montana Governor Bullock and his team for getting it done and it was a well-reasoned opinion by the judge there that we are confident will stand up to for the review,” says Peter Jenkins, senior council of ‘PEER’ or Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility.”