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so they are looking to entirely rethink the state’s judicial system. While judicial elections and the courts in Montana are nonpartisan, Republicans in the state believe that the Montana Supreme ...
Once thought to be a legislative priority, a Republican effort to regulate Montana courts is going out with a whimper in the ...
Attorneys and others have grown increasingly concerned about what they’ve called a “hostile” work environment and a pattern ...
Judge Dan Wilson, a Flathead County District Court judge, lost to now-Justice Katherine Bidegaray by eight percentage points ...
By creating more efficiency in district courts and the Montana Supreme Court, our judicial system can deliver expeditious justice for Montana citizens and businesses. There are few bills this ...
I thank Representative Fitzpatrick for leading this effort to restore balance to our constitutional system." The legislation comes in response to a 2024 Montana Supreme Court ruling in Stensvad v.
The court went on to tackle four issues on appeal: (i) standing; (ii) whether the Montana Constitution's guarantee of a "clean and healthful environment" involved a "stable climate system that ...
To cap off the University of Montana’s Law Week, the Montana Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a Petroleum County ...
An idea endorsed by Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte, supporters have claimed the Montana court system's tendency to strike down the GOP’s most controversial bills as unconstitutional, combined ...