Action in grouse case raises legal questions

Depending on how the Department of the Interior and the federal court reacts, Attorney General Adam Laxalt’s entry into the legal battle over the sage grouse could be very short lived.Laxalt last week filed an amended complaint adding the state of Nevada to the lawsuit by nine counties, several small mining companies and the 96-ranch.Gov. Brian Sandoval’s office issued a statement saying Laxalt is pursuing this case in his personal capacity and isn’t representing the state bec