Cliven Bundy emerges free defiant after Nevada case tossed
Cliven Bundy
Cliven Bundy  emerged to supportersâ cheers  while environmental and conservation advocates worried that the dismissal of  his  charges would bolster âviolent and racist anti-governmentâ followers who aim to erode established parks  wildlife refuges and other public lands controlled by U.S. officials.
âWeâre not done with this â  the 71-year-old Bundy  declared in his first minutes of freedom since his arrest in February 2016.
The stunning collapse of  the federal criminal case against Cliven Bundy and his sons Ryan and Ammon  marked a new low for government lawyers whose work is now under review by the Trump administration. Prosecutors have faced several losses in Oregon and Nevada arising from  armed Bundy  standoffs over federal control of vast stretches of land in the U.S. West.
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions launched an investigation into  the Nevada case  last month after Chief U.S. District Judge Gloria Navarro declared a mistrial. On Monday  she dismissed outright all 15 counts against  Bundy   his sons and Montana militia leader Ryan Payne.
âThe court finds that the universal sense of justice has been violated â Navarro said as audible gasps and sobs erupted in a court gallery crammed with  Bundy  supporters.
Jurors in Portland  Oregon  also acquitted Ryan and  Ammon Bundy  more than a year ago of taking over a federal wildlife refuge in early 2016 and calling for the U.S. government to turn over public land to local control.
Navarro set a Feb. 26 trial date for four defendants still awaiting trial  including two more  Bundy  sons  Mel and David.
Ian Bartrum  a University of Nevada  Las Vegas  law professor who has written about the  Bundy  case and federal land policy  called the complete dismissal a âpretty incredible resultâ for the family and its followers.
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âWeâre not done with this â   [TGT] declared in  [TGT]  first minutes of freedom since  [TGT]  arrest in February 2016.
The stunning collapse of  the federal criminal case against  [TGT]  and  [TGT]  sons Ryan and Ammon  marked a new low for government lawyers whose work is now under review by the Trump administration. Prosecutors have faced several losses in Oregon and Nevada arising from  armed  [TGT]   standoffs over federal control of vast stretches of land in the U.S. West.
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions launched an investigation into  the Nevada case  last month after Chief U.S. District Judge Gloria Navarro declared a mistrial. On Monday  she dismissed outright all 15 counts against  Bundy   his sons and Montana militia leader Ryan Payne.
âThe court finds that the universal sense of justice has been violated â Navarro said as audible gasps and sobs erupted in a court gallery crammed with  Bundy  supporters.
Jurors in Portland  Oregon  also acquitted Ryan and  Ammon Bundy  more than a year ago of taking over a federal wildlife refuge in early 2016 and calling for the U.S. government to turn over public land to local control.
Navarro set a Feb. 26 trial date for four defendants still awaiting trial  including two more  Bundy  sons  Mel and David.
Ian Bartrum  a University of Nevada  Las Vegas  law professor who has written about the  Bundy  case and federal land policy  called the complete dismissal a âpretty incredible resultâ for the family and its followers.