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  • Annual Meeting 2024

    Pre Register https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/3rc7zz4/lp/4fee9e35-1de5-43f0-9d89-cb9f9e675dac All are welcome to attend the Northwest Landowners Association annual meeting as an opportunity to learn more about landowner rights! Speakers include: A representative of North Dakota Game and Fish, A representative from the North Dakota State’s Attorneys’ Association, The new director of the Department of Mineral Resources, and Derrick Braaten, our… Read more »

  • Northwest Landowners Association files notice of appeal to North Dakota Supreme Court to continue challenge to unconstitutional takings

    Northwest Landowners Association files notice of appeal to North Dakota Supreme Court to continue challenge to unconstitutional takings Bismarck, ND — In a lawsuit filed by Northwest Landowners Association, the Bottineau County District Court recently ruled that the facial challenge to the laws cannot move forward due to a procedural issue. The Court ruled that… Read more »

  • Wildfire Claims Q&A Session

    Northwest Landowners Association will be hosting a Q&A Session with General Counsel Derrick Braaten on Thursday, October 10 th at 4:00 PM (CDT) to answer legal questions from landowners related to managing claims with insurance and Farm Service Agency, as well as other legal and liability-related questions landowners might have about the impacts of the… Read more »

  • Stand Up and Defend The Land

    Northwest Landowners Association calls on landowners to stand up and defend the land Bismarck, ND — Northwest Landowners Association last year filed another lawsuit against the state of North Dakota, asking a court to strike down certain laws as unconstitutional takings of private property rights. Northwest Landowners Association has been engaged in a fight to… Read more »

  • Conference on Constitutional Rights

    Northwest Landowners Association is providing an opportunity for members and the general public to learn more about landowner issues related to our constitutional rights. Great lineup of nationally recognized speakers with a wide range of topics!   Tara Righetti – Professor of Law University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources – Carbon sequestration; regulations and… Read more »

  • Annual Meeting 2023

    Stanley, ND — Northwest Landowners Association will host its Annual Meeting on Wednesday, December 6th, as an opportunity for its members and the general public to learn more about landowner issues. The Annual Meeting will be held at the Mountrail County South Complex in Stanley from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The Annual Meeting will… Read more »

  • NWLA Files an Amicus Curiae (“Friend of the Court”) Brief

    NWLA filed an amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) brief to support landowners who are defending their land from Summit Carbon Solutions and an unconstitutional taking of private property. As we said to the Supreme Court of North Dakota in our brief: “Property rights are necessary to preserve freedom, for property ownership empowers persons to… Read more »