Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen took the stand Wednesday to explain to the Commission on Practice that the inflammatory language he used in documents during a 2021 court spat between the Legislature and Supreme Court was only used because that was the position his client, the Legislature, was taking during the time during what he described as a “constitutional emergency.”| Daily Montanan
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen’s hearing before a Commission on Practice adjudication panel regarding the 41 counts of professional misconduct he faces will proceed as scheduled and start on Wednesday morning after the Montana Supreme Court on Tuesday denied Knudsen’s latest request to have the hearing vacated and the five-member panel replaced.| Daily Montanan
Many of the federal, state, and tribal representatives of the Interagency Bison Management Plan described this winter’s hunt of Yellowstone National Park bison – the deadliest winter for the herds in 15 years – as a success, and the biannual meeting showed there is still some disagreement among the group about exact plans on how to find full agreement when it comes to management of the animals.| Daily Montanan
After most of Montana’s counties tried to lower your property tax bill, arguing the state was levying too much, the Montana Supreme Court unanimously said Wednesday the state had it right after all. The Montana Supreme Court ordered counties levy the amount calculated by the state for schools in a ruling Wednesday, the full 95 […]| Daily Montanan
The Montana Republican Party has thrown its support behind Public Service Commission President Jim Brown in the race for Supreme Court| Daily Montanan
The Montana Supreme Court has ruled that Senate Bill 140, which abolishes the judicial nominating commission in favor of direct governor appointment, is constitutional.| Daily Montanan
The Montana Supreme Court on Monday wrote the ballot statement for a proposed amendment to enshrine abortion access in the Montana Constitution, rejecting the attorney general’s statement as well as the one originally proposed by the group behind the measure.| Daily Montanan
More than 10 months after Gov. Greg Gianforte vetoed a popular bill to redistribute Montana’s marijuana revenue, kicking off months of litigation surrounding the veto and legislative process, the poll in which lawmakers will be able to override the veto is headed toward their mailboxes.| Daily Montanan
After the Montana Supreme Court on Friday ordered Gov. Greg Gianforte and Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen to send out a poll by the end of the day Tuesday, as ordered by the courts, so lawmakers can attempt to override the governor’s veto of a popular bill last session, Senate Republican leadership is heading up a last-ditch effort to try to block the override poll from happening.| Daily Montanan
The Montana Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the plaintiffs who successfully challenged a portion of a 2021 bill can ask for attorney’s fees from the state, in part because the Legislature violated the Constitution in putting multiple topics under one bill title in the final days of the session.| Daily Montanan
A Gallatin County District Court stopped two controversial zoning laws from going into effect, raising concerns that several portions of the laws violated the Montana Constitution.| Daily Montanan
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte claims that Constitutional Initiative 128, which would enshrined reproductive rights and abortion in the state constitution, would allow abortion even until birth.| Daily Montanan
U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, a Democrat from Montana, calls on President Joe Biden not to run for re-election, joining a growing chorus of Democrats worried about his chances of winning a second term.| Daily Montanan