US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump arrive onstage during an Independence Day event at Mount Rushmore in Keystone, South Dakota, July 3, 2020. SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images A federal judge ruled Friday that William Perry Pendley, Trump's acting director of the Bureau of Land Management, has been serving unlawfully, blocking him from continuing to hold the position. The judge ruled that Pendley had served unlawfully for 424 days without Senate confirmation as required by the US Constitution. Pendley, a former oil industry attorney, has been a key figure in Trump's efforts to loosen environmental protections and has a long history of undermining Native Americans' rights. Several other top Trump officials have unlawfully bypassed required Senate confirmation by serving in "acting" roles, such as acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf and his acting deputy, Ken Cuccinelli. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. A federal judge ruled Friday that President Donald Trump's leading steward of public lands has been serving unlawfully, blocking him from continuing in the position in the latest pushback against the administration's practice of filling key positions without US Senate approval.William Perry Pendley, the acting director of the US Interior Department's Bureau of Land Management, served unlawfully for 424 days without being confirmed to the post by the Senate as required under the Constitution, US District Judge Brian Morris determined.The ruling came after Democratic Montana Governor Steve Bullock in July sued to remove Pendley, saying the former oil industry attorney was illegally overseeing an agency that manages almost a quarter-billion acres of land, primarily in the Western US."Today's ruling is a win for the Constitution, the rule of law, and our public lands," Bullock said.The ruling will be immediately appealed, according to Interior Department spokesman Conner Swanson.
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