Montana Constitution

The Montana Supreme Court overturned the state attorney general’s block of a proposal that could amend the state’s Constitution to protect abortion access.

State lawmakers have thrown their support behind a proposed constitutional amendment that could appear on the 2024 ballot. It would require candidates for statewide and federal office to earn more than 50% of the vote to win.

A pro-abortion group wants to enshrine abortion rights into the state Constitution. Planned Parenthood Advocates of Montana submitted the ballot proposition last week.

Montana’s head of public K-12 schools announced she’s seeking applicants for members to be on a seven-member panel to oversee the formation of public charter schools.

A district court judge in Montana handed down a landmark decision Monday, ruling that the state violated its own Constitution by failing to consider fossil fuels’ contribution to climate change. Sixteen young people sued the state over its promotion of fossil fuel-based energy.

In Montana, we're used to hitting the water in our tubes, rafts or waders and going wherever the river takes us. Anyone can recreate on streams in the state below the high-water mark — no matter who owns the land beneath them. This isn't possible in most of the country. How did we end up with such strong stream access protections, and what does the law's future look like?

Montana officials made their case today in the first-of-its-kind climate trial underway in Helena. The trial could end earlier than expected after the state pulled one of their key witnesses.

Sixteen young people who say the state isn’t doing enough to address climate change will get their day in court Monday. Their lawsuit argues that lack of action violates their right to “a clean and healthful environment” under Montana's Constitution.

Police in riot gear forcibly removed and arrested protesters chanting “Let her speak” in support of a transgender legislator who was blocked from speaking in the Montana House of Representatives Monday.

Republicans in the Montana Legislature have advanced several proposed constitutional amendments. But without unanimous caucus support, it’s unclear if they’ll make it to the finish line.