Conflict of Laws

JULY 5, 2021

Supreme Court decision in March 2021 in Ford vs. Montana now permits the exercise of specific jurisdiction when the claim arises out of or is (sufficiently) “related” to the defendant’s in-state contacts and activities. It was often assumed that the claim must have “arisen out of” the defendant’s forum contacts: what did that mean?

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Conflict of Laws

MAY 17, 2022

Hau: Interim relief against contracting authorities: classification as a civil and commercial matter, coordination of parallel proceedings and procedural autonomy of the Member States. an assignee as a third party is bound by a jurisdiction clause agreed by the original contracting parties. Bandemer (2021).

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ALPS

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

I’m Mark Bassingthwaighte, and you’re about to listen to the next episode of ALPS In Brief, the podcast that comes to you from the historic Florence Building in beautiful downtown Missoula, Montana. After graduating from the University of Montana in 1996 with a degree in finance, he began his career with the Chubb Corporation.

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Conflict of Laws

JUNE 28, 2023

In Pennsylvania Fire , that Missouri statute was invoked to establish jurisdiction over a Pennsylvania insurance company regarding a contract formed in Colorado to insure a Colorado facility owned by an Arizona company. Montana Eighth Judicial District Court (2021).

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ALPS

DECEMBER 10, 2020

I’m Mark Bassingthwaighte and welcome to ALPS In Brief, the podcast that comes to you from the historic Florence building in beautiful downtown Missoula, Montana. Transcript: MARK BASSINGTHWAIGHTE: Okay.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JULY 6, 2017

The Second Circuit said the Connecticut statutes authorizing the solicitations did not compel utilities to enter into contracts with specific bidders. Environmental Groups Filed NEPA Challenge of Montana Coal Mine Expansion. The Second Circuit also distinguished the Connecticut program from a Maryland regulatory scheme that the U.S.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Judge Hein rejected this claim by citing numerous cases to summarize ways in which “American law” restricted minors from entering contracts, being held criminally liable and purchasing certain goods. The ruling shows a growing divide in the federal court system on how to approach gender-affirming care bans.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

DECEMBER 19, 2022

United States : The case involves two Montana landowners who filed a quiet title action seeking to resolve a dispute over the scope of an easement held by the United States that runs across their land and the federal government’s duties under the easement. Below is a brief summary of the other cases before the Court: Ciminelli v.

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ALPS

AUGUST 11, 2021

So I got to go with a group of friends out over to your neck of the woods in Montana, the Trail of the Hiawatha and the Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes and got to get some cycling in, which was just really wonderful. CHRIS: Bree, I think I heard that you had just come off some vacation doing some bicycling in my neck of the woods.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Montana Supreme Court Affirmed that Public Service Commission Improperly Rewrote Terms of Solar Project PPA, Including by Eliminating Carbon Adder. The Montana Supreme Court agreed with the district court that the solar project developer was entitled to an agreed-upon rate for energy, a carbon adder, and a 25-year contract term.

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 18, 2025

This week, we highlight petitions asking the court to consider, among other things, whether to overturn a ruling by the Montana Supreme Court that struck down a state law requiring minors under the age of 18 to get consent from their parents before obtaining an abortion. Last August, the Montana Supreme Court upheld that ruling.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Montana Federal Court Allowed Some Coal Mining Activity to Take Place While Federal Agency Completed Required NEPA Review. The company said the injunction would “[i]n a matter of weeks … cause severe consequences to the mine and its employees, in an area of Montana that can ill-afford economic displacement.” CP18-5 (FERC Oct.

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 28, 2025

The Oklahoma charter school board that approved the Catholic schools application tells the justices that a state supreme court ruling invalidating its contract with the school violates the Constitution and harms lower-income families. Isidore is a private actor working under a contract with the state.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

The federal district court for the District of Montana is to consider these issues on remand. Tennessee Federal Court Allowed Conservation Groups to Proceed with Challenge to TVA Long-Term Contracts. Montana Court Allowed Youth Plaintiffs to Proceed with Constitutional and Public Trust Climate Claims. 20-35412 (9th Cir.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 30, 2021

On September 9 th , President Biden issued a pair of executive orders requiring that all executive branch federal employees and federal contracts be vaccinated. Moreover, all federal contracts must include the clause beginning on November 14. The lawsuit argues that the mandate is an illegal overreach.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Montana Federal Court Denied Requests to Stop Work on Keystone Pipeline, Asked for More Briefing on Separation of Powers Issues. In two lawsuits challenging the 2019 Presidential Permit for the Keystone XL pipeline, the federal district court for the District of Montana denied requests to enjoin work on the pipeline. Bernhardt , No.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Montana Federal Court Found Failure to Take a Hard Look at Costs of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Review of Coal Mine Expansion. The federal district court for the District of Montana found flaws in an updated environmental assessment for a mining plan modification that extended the life of the Spring Creek Mine, a surface coal mine in Montana.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MARCH 6, 2018

On February 28, Montana and Wyoming filed a motion seeking to lift the stay and also seeking immediate suspension of the Waste Prevention Rule’s implementation deadlines. Jacobson’s lawsuit asserted defamation, breach of contract, and promissory estoppel claims.

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SCOTUSBlog

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

The plaintiff in the case, Vicki Baker, had retired to Montana, and her adult daughter was preparing her house in McKinney, Tex., for final sale. A fugitive holding a 15-year-old girl hostage holed up in Baker’s house. Baker’s daughter summoned police, who severely damaged the house with two armored vehicles, explosives, and toxic gas.

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