We’re From the Government and We’re Here to Help! – U.S. Forest Service Edition

Forest Service declines to put out small wildfire in Colorado’s Wet Mountains, a remote national forest, opting instead to allow for a controlled burn, but instead of burning out, the fire takes off, and burns private property. Can the ranch owner sue? Nope. It’s not for us to second-guess officials’ judgments, says the 10th U.S. Court of Appeals. How can government courts judge fairly in a case where the defendant is another branch of the same entity?