In 10 years since the Bundy standoff, where does it stand? An NPR reporter makes a visit

At the time, the BLM was trying to haul away cattle, which had been grazing free of charge on public land. The Bundys owed just under $1 million in fees.

The standoff happened, the cattle remained, and they’ve been grazing free of charge ever since.

Many legal battles followed. Cliven Bundy sat in jail for two years before a federal judge declared a mistrial in his federal case. One of his supporters has been in prison for years.

And new lawsuits were filed this year. The Center for Biological Diversity accuses the BLM of delaying a management plan for Gold Butte National monument. That’s some 300,000 acres that includes Bundy Ranch. Another federal suit alleges mismanagement of the protected desert tortoise.

And Cliven’s son, Ryan, recently filed a suit claiming emotional distress by the earlier trials and imprisonment of his father.

Very recently, Kirk Siegler, NPR's national correspondent, took a trip to Bunkerville and Bundy ranch to find out just how things are going.

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A decade after armed standoff, the Bundys appear to be above the law

Kirk Siegler

Ten years after staging an armed standoff with federal agents on his Nevada ranch, Cliven Bundy remains free. As does his son Ammon, despite an active warrant for Ammon from Idaho related to a harassment lawsuit.

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Guest: Kirk Siegler, national correspondent, NPR