Christopher Abbott

A judge has found the election district map for state utility regulators to be constitutional, despite being drawn in a way that favors Republican candidates.

A Lewis and Clark District Court judge has blocked a new law requiring abortion providers to obtain a license that doesn’t currently exist.

A district court judge earlier this week partially stalled state lawmakers’ plans to set up a new system of charter schools in Montana. The decision does allow the newly formed commission in charge of charter schools to begin meeting.

A Helena judge Wednesday temporarily blocked state education officials from approving new public charter schools in Montana.

A Lewis and Clark County District Court has ordered the Gianforte Administration to release all records in an ongoing case under Montana’s “bad actor” mining law.

A Montana judge has temporarily restricted wolf hunting and trapping near Yellowstone and Glacier national parks and imposed tighter statewide limits on killing the predators, over concerns that looser hunting rules adopted last year in the Republican-controlled state could harm their population.

A Lewis and Clark County district judge has ruled that Montana’s Attorney General and Secretary of State did their due diligence in vetting a proposed constitutional initiative that if passed would cap property taxes.

A Lewis and Clark District Court judge is allowing signature gathering to continue for a constitutional initiative that would cap property taxes in Montana.