The trial of seven Malheur National Wildlife Refuge occupiers is now in the hands of the jury.

OPB's Amanda Peacher joins OPB News Director Anna Griffin to walk through the final hours in the courtroom.

Then, the Oregonian/OregonLive's Maxine Bernstein explains what jurors will be deciding after weeks of conversation about adverse possession, the Constitution, the Second Amendment and who controls public land.

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OPB's Amanda Peacher talks to journalist Leah Sottile about the last chance for the prosecution and defense to persuade the jury in the trial of the occupiers of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.

In closing argument, U.S. Assistant Attorney Ethan Knight told the jury the evidence clearly points to a conspiracy to impede federal workers.

And Ammon Bundy's lawyer, Marcus Mumford, said in his closing argument that this is the jury’s chance to stand up against federal government overreach.

The defense rested its case in the trial of seven people who occupied the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge earlier this year. The prosecution followed with a brief rebuttal case.

OPB's Kate Davidson and Conrad Wilson talk about the final moments of the trial before the case goes to the jury — including new revelations about government informants. They also discuss what closing arguments will be like before jury deliberations begin.

The occupiers argue the federal government can’t manage public lands as well as state, counties or private entities. They’d even like to see the land transferred. But that’s a pretty big political fight and a move environmental and conservation groups oppose.

On the newest episode of “This Land Is Our Land,” we look at the ideological battle for American’s public lands.

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The last occupier at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge was an outlier.

David Fry wasn’t a rancher. He wasn’t from the West. He wasn’t invested in the land transfer movement. He is a 26-year-old, half-Japanese computer aficionado from suburban Cincinnati, Ohio. He wore hoodies, not flannels.

On the newest episode of “This Land Is Our Land,” we look into Fry’s troubled youth, his mental health issues and what radicalized him.

Plus we get an update from OPB reporter Conrad Wilson about the latest news from court.

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Four of the seven defendants in the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge trial face a federal weapons charge.

Ryan and Ammon Bundy, David Fry, and Jeff Banta are accused of possessing firearms in the commission of a crime — namely, conspiring to impede federal employees.

But the defendants say they had guns for self-protection, and argue that possessing guns is just a way of life in rural America.

So how does the Second Amendment come into play here? What kinds of limits are there on the right to bear arms? And how do the differences in gun culture play out in the courtroom?

Plus, journalist Leah Sottile fills us in on the big week in court.

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After three days on the stand, Ammon Bundy finished his testimony in the trial of the occupiers of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.

U.S. prosecutors had the opportunity to challenge the narrative he presented to the jury. They took about 15 minutes.

On the latest episode of This Land Is Our Land, we dig into what happened.

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Wednesday marked Ammon Bundy's second day in a federal courtroom in Portland to testify in the trial of seven occupiers of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.

In this update of “This Land Is Our Land,” OPB reporter Conrad Wilson talks about some of the more notable moments in the day's testimony: the Constitution as a divinely inspired document, the reason why occupiers brought guns to the refuge and an impassioned speech by an Oregon congressman that gave Bundy hope for his cause.

Malheur National Wildlife Refuge occupation leader Ammon Bundy briefly took the stand Tuesday in federal court to defend his actions in taking over the refuge.

He spoke about wanting to protect Dwight and Steven Hammond — two Harney County ranchers sentenced to federal prison for arson. But the testimony was cut short when the defense called a new witness.

In this update of "This Land Is Our Land," OPB reporter Conrad Wilson gives the highlights of Bundy's first day on the stand and discusses the narrative defense attorneys are trying to present to the jury about the occupation leader.

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Karina Brown of Courthouse News joins us this week to talk about the defense's first witnesses. Then OPB reporters Conrad Wilson and Amanda Peacher talk to law professor Michael Blumm to break down the constitutional beliefs of Ammon Bundy and the other occupiers. www.opb.org/thisland