Attorney General Austin Knudsen argues Montana’s abortion access is “inextricably linked” to the now overturned Roe v. Wade precedent. He first asked the Montana Supreme Court to overturn the state’s 1999 Armstrong precedent earlier this year.
Billings police offers shot at and killed a 19-year-old Billings man during an incident late Monday night. This is the second fatal police-involved shooting in one week, and the third this year.
The Supreme Court's decision will have a major impact in states across the country that have already signaled their intention to further restrict or ban abortion.
A draft opinion published by Politico suggests that earlier this year a majority of Supreme Court justices supported overturning the 1973 case Roe v. Wade that legalized abortion nationwide.
Missoula County’s new protocol, put in place in mid-April, changes the way first responders and law enforcement respond to strangulation and prioritize the cases for prosecution.
A Yellowstone County district court judge has temporarily blocked a new state law that restricts the process for changing the gender marker on a birth certificate.
The Montana Supreme Court heard oral arguments Friday over whether law enforcement agencies can be held liable when an on-duty officer commits sexual assault.
The suit filed in federal court alleges that overcrowding at the jail has led to violence, some inmates having to sleep on the floor and inmates sometimes being deprived of essential toiletries, like toothpaste, among other complaints.
An FBI spokesperson said a search warrant was executed at Tribal Business Council Chairman Timothy Davis’ home, where eight individuals were arrested. Davis was not home and was not taken into custody.
Delegates to Montana’s 1972 Constitutional Convention, and several progressive legal organizations, have filed briefs in support of a lawsuit challenging new state laws restricting access to abortion.
Attorney General Austin Knudsen argues Montana’s abortion access is “inextricably linked” to the now overturned Roe v. Wade precedent. He first asked the Montana Supreme Court to overturn the state’s 1999 Armstrong precedent earlier this year.
The Supreme Court's decision will have a major impact in states across the country that have already signaled their intention to further restrict or ban abortion.
