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Judge removes Trump BLM boss for serving unlawfully

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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration’s leading steward of public lands has been serving unlawfully and blocked him from continuing in the position.

U.S. District Judge Brian Morris said Friday that U.S. Bureau of Land Management Acting Director William Perry Pendley was never confirmed to the post by the U.S. Senate, as required under the Constitution, and served unlawfully for 424 days.

The ruling marks the latest pushback against the administration’s practice of filling key positions without U.S. Senate approval.

Montana’s Democratic governor had sued to remove Pendley.

The agency oversees almost a quarter-billion acres of land, primarily in the West.

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