Montana Supreme Court

The justices have overturned a district court injunction blocking new voting laws.

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 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.

The Montana Supreme Court this week approved temporary rules that outline procedures for expunging or revising marijuana-related convictions.

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.

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.

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte is requesting the U.S. Supreme Court intervene in a dispute between Republican lawmakers and Montana’s highest court.

A Yellowstone County District Court judge late last week temporarily blocked three new laws that restrict access to abortion just hours before they were set to go into effect. Montana Public Radio's Shaylee Ragar talked with Montana Free Press's Mara Silvers and the Montana State News Bureau's Holly Michels about what happened and what's still up in the air.

The Montana Supreme Court has denied Republican lawmakers’ request to withdraw a previous order that limited the legislature’s subpoena power.

Montana lawmakers are challenging a state Supreme Court order from July restricting their power to subpoena. Lawmakers are asking the Montana Supreme Court to withdraw its ruling that legislators overstepped their power when issuing subpoenas.