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The case began as a dispute over power between Republican lawmakers and the state Supreme Court. Lawmakers accused the justices of misconduct and bias, and subpoenaed judicial records.
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Montana’s attorney general has launched a civil investigation into the popular social media app TikTok for possible violation of the state’s consumer protection act. Attorney General Austin Knudsen says the app may be misrepresenting the dangers of the platform for teens.
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In states like Montana where courts have ruled that their constitutions’ explicit privacy rights extend to the right to have an abortion, the procedure would continue to be legal even if the Supreme Court’s 1973 ruling is overturned.
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Montana’s attorney general is asking the state Supreme Court to overturn a 23-year-old precedent of constitutional protection for access to abortion. The request is part of a court battle over abortion restrictions signed into law last year.
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Montana’s union for public employees and several private business owners say the attorney general and secretary of state didn’t properly vet a proposed constitutional initiative that would cap how much the state can tax property.
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Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte is requesting the U.S. Supreme Court intervene in a dispute between Republican lawmakers and Montana’s highest court.
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The dispute over power between Republican legislative leaders and the Montana Supreme Court began last spring when lawmakers accused the justices of misconduct and bias, and subpoenaed judicial records.
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Recent conflicts over patient care underline the pressure on health care workers to provide unauthorized COVID treatments, particularly in parts of the country where vaccination rates are low, government skepticism is high, and conservative leaders have championed the treatments.
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A federal judge ruled Tuesday the Biden administration does not have the authority to implement a vaccine mandate for health care workers.
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The Montana State News Bureau first reported in October that St. Peter’s Health said three public officials harassed and threatened its providers when doctors declined a patient’s request for a treatment not authorized for use against COVID-19.