Main September 9, 2012Montana state judge finds state’s execution protocol unconstitutional As reported in this local article, late last week a state “judge [said] Montana must change the way it executes prisoners after ruling that the current method is
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Montana medicial marijuana activist gets (way-below-guideline?) probation sentence
Main September 7, 2012Montana medicial marijuana activist gets (way-below-guideline?) probation sentence As reported in this local article, headlined “Medical marijuana activist Daubert gets probation in federal drug case,” a high-profile federal defendant got a low-level punishment in Montana yesterday.…
“Familial Status” Employment Discrimination May Be Part of Proposed New Law
The city of Helena, Montana may be next to join the “national trend” in passing laws to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people from employment discrimination. Already, Bozeman and Missoula have such laws.
Interestingly, what also may be included…
“Three men get 1-year sentences for medical marijuana operations”
Main December 16, 2011″Three men get 1-year sentences for medical marijuana operations”As helpful reader sent me this local article from Montana, which has the headline that serves as the title of this post. I am quoting extensively from this piece,…
Montana Governor Vetoes Parental Notification Bill
Great Falls Tribune: Schweitzer vetoes abortion bill and others, by Matt Gouras:HELENA — Gov. Brian Schweitzer struck down a proposal to require parental notification of some teen abortions . . . .The governor argued the parental notification proposal would…
Poll Shows Montanans Oppose State Constitutional Amendment to Ban Abortion
Missoulian: Poll: Most in Montana against amendment on abortion ban, sales tax, by Mike Dennison: HELENA – Do a majority of Montanans want to amend the state Constitution to ban abortion? Impose a sales tax? Vote by mail? Or…
Another vet, claiming PTSD contributed to child porn downloading, gets big sentencing break
Main March 24, 2010Another vet, claiming PTSD contributed to child porn downloading, gets big sentencing breakThis remarkable local story out of Montana, which is headlined “Man blames PTSD for child pornography downloads,” reports on another notable sentence break given…
Montana Anti-Choice Group to Pursue Const’l Amendment to Give Embryos Legal Rights
Missoulian: Proposal could ban abortion in state, by Charles S. Johnson:
HELENA – The Montana ProLife Coalition isproposing a 2010 constitutional initiative that ultimately could banabortion by declaring that human life begins when an egg is fertilized.FormerRep. Rick Jore,
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