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Mark your calendars for Constitution Day
For Constitution Day 2026, The Friends of the Montana Constitution invite the public to join a free lecture by the Honorable Anthony Johnstone on Montana’s Constitution at the new Montana…
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Policy dinner in Helena to take up state Constitutional Convention
By:Keila Szpaller | Daily Montanan A prominent think tank is promoting the chance state residents have on the 2030 ballot to hold a state Constitutional Convention, and Montana Gov. Greg…
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Montana Republicans gather for kickoff event in Great Falls
Judiciary remains a focus for state GOP, Zinke speaks on Trump Administration By: Jordan Hansen GREAT FALLS — Republicans from across Montana gathered in Great Falls on Friday to kick…
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Montana GOP names courts as a top priority for 2026
Montana Public Radio | By Shaylee Ragar Flathead County District Court Judge Dan Wilson speaks at the Montana GOP Winter Kickoff in Great Falls on February 6, 2026. The Montana…
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Lawfare vindication for AG Knudsen?
Attorney General Austin Knudsen’s 41-count professional misconduct saga was laid to rest Dec. 31 in the final work hours of the final day of the fifth year since anonymous complaints triggered a high-stakes…
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Montana Supreme Court: Austin Knudsen can continue practicing law
The Montana Supreme Court has declined a request to suspend the law license of Montana’s top lawyer, Attorney General Austin Knudsen. Knudsen, Montana’s attorney general since 2021, had been under…
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Montana Supreme Court says attorney general overstepped in rewriting ballot language on nonpartisan court races
Montana’s attorney general went too far in revising the language for a proposed ballot initiative calling for nonpartisan court races, the state’s high court ruled Thursday. For the second time…
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Trump Administration Fires 8 Immigration Judges in New York
The Trump administration fired eight immigration judges in New York City on Monday, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. The firings followed an earlier round of job…
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Supreme Court says AG can’t rewrite ballot initiative on nonpartisan judges
In two separate but related rulings, the Montana Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed with Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen that a ballot measure that would have controlled judicial elections was…
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Attorney general’s edits to ballot initiative went too far, Montana Supreme Court rules
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen went too far in editing ballot language for an initiative calling for nonpartisan court elections, the state Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. With two judges dissenting, the justices…