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Utah officials weren’t racist when they stopped Ute Tribe from buying Tabby Mountain, judge rules

U.S. District Judge David Barlow has thrown out the tribe’s discrimination claims. But, in a major move, he will allow some civil rights arguments to move forward against Utah officials.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah’s Tabby Mountain provides scenic big game habitat in the western Uinta Basin as pictured on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022. The Ute Indian Tribe had tried to bid on the property, but says it was shut out by the state. The tribe filed suit, but a judge dismissed many of the claims in a June 2024 ruling. The Utah Department of Natural Resources has tried buying 28,400 acres of trust lands here to manage as wildlife preserve open to the public, but was outbid by the Ute Indian Tribe.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah’s Tabby Mountain provides scenic big game habitat in the western Uinta Basin as pictured on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022. The Ute Indian Tribe had tried to bid on the property, but says it was shut out by the state. The tribe filed suit, but a judge dismissed many of the claims in a June 2024 ruling. The Utah Department of Natural Resources has tried buying 28,400 acres of trust lands here to manage as wildlife preserve open to the public, but was outbid by the Ute Indian Tribe.

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