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The U.S. Senate voted to confirm Anthony Johnstone to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
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In 2009, Montana was caught up in a heated national debate over whether terminally ill patients could expedite their deaths by taking lethal, physician-prescribed medication. More than a decade later, the state is still mired in disagreement about medical aid in dying, in part because courts and elected lawmakers have sidestepped the political hot-potato. Meanwhile, individual Montanans are confronting profound and personal questions about death in their own ways — including whether “good” deaths are even possible.
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In states where courts have ruled that their constitutions’ explicit privacy rights extend to the right of a woman to have an abortion, the procedure would continue to be legal even if the Supreme Court’s 1973 ruling is overturned, legal scholars and abortion-rights advocates said.
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Sixteen youth plaintiffs are suing the state of Montana for their right to access a clean and healthful environment in a case scheduled to go to trial next year.
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Attorney General Knudsen promised Friday to sue the federal government as soon as the vaccine mandate becomes official, calling the rule 'tyrannical.'
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The Montana Supreme Court Wednesday ruled that the state Legislature overstepped its authority when issuing subpoenas for court records.
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Montana lawmakers continue their investigation into allegations of bias among members of the judicial branch. After a series of rapid developments,…
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Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen issued an opinion May 27 claiming public schools are prohibited by state and federal law from teaching certain…
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Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction Elsie Arntzen is pushing back against the federal education department for proposing a program that would…
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Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte has signed a bill into law that aims to protect religious freedom. Opponents say the policy will harm LGBTQ…