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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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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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A Lewis and Clark District Court judge is allowing signature gathering to continue for a constitutional initiative that would cap property taxes in Montana.
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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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Former Gov. Brian Schweitzer lauded the group for having the foresight to put in place protections Montana has today.
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Montana’s governor will retain a new power to appoint judges directly to vacant benches without the input of the Judicial Nomination Commission. The...
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Montanans will consider a proposed amendment to the state’s Constitution in the next election that aims to enhance privacy protections.
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Montana lawmakers endorsed a bill Thursday that would change the state's Constitution to ban abortion in any circumstance. Although it is one of several...
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The Montana House Thursday offered support to a pair of bills that would make it harder for citizens to petition for ballot initiatives. The proposals still have to clear major legislative hurdles.
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A bipartisan group is petitioning the Montana Supreme Court to declare unconstitutional a bill allowing the governor to directly appoint district court judges and state Supreme Court justices during vacancies.