JURIST

DECEMBER 19, 2024

The Montana Supreme Court on Wednesday affirmed a lower court’s ruling that a state law violated the youth plaintiffs’ right to a clean and healthful environment under the state constitution. She further said that the ruling “ignored the fact that Montana has no power to impact the climate.”

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LegalReader

AUGUST 20, 2021

University of Montana and Montana University System recently came under fire in a lawsuit over allegations of gender discrimination.

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The Crime Report

JANUARY 18, 2022

The Montana Department of Justice investigated 68 human trafficking cases in 2021, an increase of 871 percent from the seven cases reported in 2015, and the actual number of cases investigated in the state last year is likely higher, reports the Great Falls Tribune.

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ABA Journal

MAY 11, 2023

A Montana judge is getting a public reprimand and a 30-day unpaid suspension as a result of remarks that he made about a witness while…

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ABA Journal

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen denied that his office was disrespectful, intemperate and contemptuous in questioning during an ethics hearing Wednesday. Knudsen defended his actions…

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HowAppealing

DECEMBER 11, 2024

“Montana Supreme Court Upholds Injunction, Allows Transgender Minors to Access Certain Healthcare Procedures; The state failed to demonstrate that access to hormone therapies and other treatments presents a bona fide risk to minors, the Court wrote in a Wednesday morning decision”: Denali Sagner of Flathead Beacon has this report.

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JURIST

APRIL 27, 2023

Montana’s House of Representatives voted Wednesday to strip Representative Zooey Zephyr, who spoke against a bill that would ban the provision of gender-affirming care to minors, of the right to contribute during debates and to be present on the House floor.

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Law 360

MAY 18, 2023

A group of TikTok users have sued Montana's attorney general over the state's first-of-its-kind law banning the social media platform, slamming the prohibition as unconstitutional and "an attempt to exercise powers over national security that Montana does not have," according to the complaint entered Thursday in federal court.

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HowAppealing

MAY 19, 2021

“Montana AG accuses Supreme Court of impropriety, threatening and maligning his staff”: Darrell Ehrlick of the Daily Montanan has this report on a letter that the Attorney General of Montana sent today to that state’s highest court.

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Law 360

AUGUST 11, 2023

A trade group representing many of the largest tech companies in the world says Montana cannot be allowed to sustain its recent TikTok ban, arguing that the measure violates the First Amendment by imposing hefty fines on app stores that don't remove the popular video platform.

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Law 360

MAY 22, 2023

TikTok sued Montana's attorney general in federal court on Monday over the state's first-of-its-kind law intended to ban the social media platform, slamming the law as "flatly inconsistent with the Constitution" and based on unfounded claims that the Chinese government can access users' data.

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Law 360

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

A Montana federal judge on Thursday granted TikTok and its users' bid to block a new law that would ban the Chinese social media app within the Treasure State's borders, saying the statute oversteps state power and could infringe on the First Amendment.

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Law 360

JULY 6, 2023

TikTok and a group of creators asked a Montana federal judge Wednesday to block the enforcement of the state's first-of-its-kind ban on the social media platform before the law goes into effect Jan. 1, saying the law's "constitutional defects are extraordinary" and spell out irreparable harm for the app's users.

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HowAppealing

DECEMBER 28, 2021

“Conflicts of Supreme Judicial Interest: Montana judges quashed subpoenas to probe their political lobbying.” ” The Wall Street Journal has published this editorial.

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MARCH 29, 2022

“The politics driving the Montana Supreme Court races: After a year of political flashpoints, judicial candidates are campaigning in a charged environment.” ” Mara Silvers of Montana Free Press has this report.

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EvidenceProf Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Similar to its federal counterpart, Montana Rule of Evidence 606(b) provides that Upon an inquiry into the validity of a verdict or indictment, a juror may not testify as to any matter or statement occurring during the course of the.

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HowAppealing

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

“GOP Wins in Partisan High Court Races Has Party Mulling Tweaks; GOP sees court wins in North Carolina, Ohio with party labels; Montana lawmaker pushing to change court election ballots”: Eric Heisig of Bloomberg Law has this report.

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JURIST

MARCH 26, 2021

Products liability suits against Ford Motors in Montana and Minnesota can go forward in their respective state courts, said the US Supreme Court on Thursday. Montana Eighth Judicial District Court combines two cases involving accidents resulting in severe injury or death due to a Ford vehicle malfunction. Ford Motor Co.

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ABA Journal

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services is refusing, for now, to go along with a judge’s order to allow transgender people to…

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Law 360

MAY 17, 2023

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte on Wednesday signed a first-of-its-kind law banning TikTok from operating in the state, a move that the popular video app was quick to condemn as unlawful.

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Law 360

JUNE 28, 2023

TikTok has been quietly paying the legal bills for a group of creators who are challenging Montana's first-of-its-kind law banning the social media platform, the creators' counsel at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP confirmed to Law360 on Wednesday.

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SCOTUSBlog

MARCH 11, 2022

The post The “Buffalo Billion” plan and Montana easement cases appeared first on SCOTUSblog.

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The Crime Report

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Two men have been charged by federal prosecutors in Montana with illegally shooting about 3,600 birds, including bald and golden eagles, and selling them, as well as their wings and feathers, on the black market, Eduardo Medina reports for the New York Times.

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The Crime Report

JANUARY 27, 2023

A 50-year-old man from Butte, Montana was sentenced to an additional 10 years in prison on Wednesday for pretending to have COVID-19 and fabricating records of his supposed illness to get out of court, Mike Smith reports for the Montana Standard.

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ABA Journal

OCTOBER 4, 2021

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Representative Zoe Zephyr of Montana, the first trans person elected to the Montana House who made headlines after she was barred from the House floor, attended the festival, stating : The First Amendment rights of individuals wins at the end.

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EvidenceProf Blog

JUNE 7, 2021

Federal Rule of Evidence 606(b) reads as follows: (b) During an Inquiry into the Validity of a Verdict or Indictment. (1) 1) Prohibited Testimony or Other Evidence. During an inquiry into the validity of a verdict or indictment, a juror may.

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The Crime Report

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

A Poplar, Montana man was sentenced in federal court on Monday to 38 months in prison and two years of supervised release for assaulting a police officer with a hammer while law enforcement was responding to an assault at his home. Nolan Hendrickson pleaded guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon.

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LegalReader

OCTOBER 28, 2022

The lawsuit alleges that Montana has violated state law and provisions of the state constitution by loosening restrictions on the hunting and trapping of wolves.

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HowAppealing

DECEMBER 26, 2020

“Hospital staff revived a man’s stopped heart — and he sued; A successful ‘wrongful prolongation of life’ lawsuit in Montana, among other things, reflects the extent to which many Americans will go to gain — and enforce — their rights to control their final days”: Mark Arsenault of The Boston Globe has (..)

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LegalReader

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Montana's elderly population living on fixed incomes are becoming homeless amid inflation.

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JUNE 24, 2022

The parent who gets sole physical custody will not be allowed to move out of state with the children without informing the other parent.

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Patently O

MARCH 25, 2021

Montana 8th Judicial District ( Supreme Court 2021 ). Markkaya Gullett was killed in a Ford Explorer crash near her home in Montana. General Jurisdiction : Ford has a longstanding permanent relationship with Montana, advertises heavily in the state, and receives hundreds-of-millions-of-dollars in revenue from in-state sales.

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JURIST

MARCH 26, 2021

The case stems from a 2016 incident wherein a police officer of the Crow Nation —a federally recognized tribe with an Indian reservation located in south-central Montana—detained Joshua Cooley and searched his truck, which was parked on the side of US Route 212.

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EvidenceProf Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

Pursuant to the Confrontation Clause, In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right.to be confronted with the witnesses against him. Courts, however, have interpreted the Supreme Court's opinion in Maryland v. Craig, as creating an exception to the.

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LegalReader

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Former billionaire Tim Blixseth is seeking up to $900 million in damages, losses, and attorneys' fees from the Montana Department of Revenue.

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JURIST

MAY 22, 2023

Montana passed a law this month to ban the app from operating within the state. The move to ban Micron is the latest move in an ongoing trade dispute between China and the US. The US recently banned the popular Chinese app TikTok from federal devices.

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