Montana Legal News
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Mont. court: No public defender unless jail time is at stake
Great Falls Tribune: "The Montana Supreme Court says a judge can't order a public defender to represent a criminal defendant if no jail time is at stake." -
Montana Supreme Court sides with nurses in abortion provider case
Daily Inter Lake: "The Montana Supreme Court has upheld a ruling that allows two advanced practice nurses to provide abortions in the early stages of pregnancy while they challenge a law saying only doctors and physician assistants can perform the procedures." -
University of Montana kicks off Indian Law Week
Missoulian: "Benji Headswift and Ray Kingfisher raised their voices high and beat a drum in tandem in a song to remember missing and murdered Native Americans around the world as a crowd of onlookers gathered for a dedication to Indian Law Week at the University of Montana." -
Mont.: Appeals court to rehear case over dinosaur fossil ownership
Bozeman Daily Chronicle: "A full panel of a federal appeals court will hear arguments in a case to determine whether dinosaur fossils are part of a property’s surface estate or mineral estate in the case of split ownership." -
Mont: At MSU, Sessions discusses time as U.S. attorney general
Bozeman Daily Chronicle: "Former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions emphasized the Department of Justice’s accomplishments under his and President Donald Trump’s leadership in a speech at Montana State University on Monday." -
Mont.: Supreme Court hearing on stage at UM as man's court appearance in dispute
KPVI News: "The question of whether a man's failure to appear for a routine court appearance was enough to override his constitutional right to a jury trial took center stage Friday at the University of Montana." -
Montana Supreme Court orders new trial for Helena man found guilty after using truck, boat to stop high-speed chase
KTVH News: "The Montana Supreme Court has ordered a new trial in the case of a Helena man who was found guilty of misdemeanor charges after he used his truck and boat to stop a high-speed chase." -
Montana Supreme Court explains 2018 ruling in Bullock's easement case against Fox
Helena Independent Record: "The Montana Supreme Court’s 2018 ruling in a conservation easement case that pitted Gov. Steve Bullock against Attorney General Tim Fox came down to the definition of the word 'acquire.'" -
Mont.: Billionaire brothers appeal 1882 central Montana water right to state Supreme Court
Billings Gazette: "A Petroleum County water right dating back to 1882 is again tied up in legal wrangling between one of Montana’s largest landowners and a Billings man." -
US Supreme Court won't take challenge to Montana campaign finance law
Montana Public Radio: "Montana's 2015 campaign finance law survived its biggest test Tuesday. The U.S. Supreme Court, without comment, declined to take up a case challenging the state's Disclose Act."