Utah plans to take federal land through eminent domain

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah lawmakers angry over federal ownership of land in the state approved the use of eminent domain Tuesday to take some of the most valuable parcels.

The goal is to spark a U.S. Supreme Court battle that leg­islators’ own attorneys acknowl­edge has little chance of success. But Attorney General Mark Shurtleff and other Republicans say the case is still worth fighting because if the state wins it could reap millions of dollars for state schools each year.