The First Judicial District Court in Montana is the venue for the ongoing dispute that pits a former state commercial food safety officer against several assistant attorney generals. It may be nearing some conclusion soon through either a settlement conference
The First Judicial District Court in Montana is the venue for the ongoing dispute that pits a former state commercial food safety officer against several assistant attorney generals. It may be nearing some conclusion soon through either a settlement conference
October is just around the corner, and while the leaves will change as they do, so too will the labor and employment legal landscape. Below are a few of the laws set to take effect across the country this upcoming month.
The Montana Supreme Court declined to overturn a civil protection order on several asserted grounds includingJamarv also contends that the District Court Judge should have recused herself as an attorney who is a partner at the same firm as her
On August 5, the United States District Court for the District of Montana issued an order overturning a determination made by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (Service) during the Biden administration that listing the gray wolf (Canis lupus) in
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The Montana Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit against a judge and county on immunity groundsRodney Owen Skurdal sued Yellowstone County Justice of the Peace Jeanne Walker, after Judge Walker denied Skurdal’s attempt to represent Ronald Trow in a criminal case.
Katie R. Eyer, State Constitutions and the Right to Gender Autonomy, 2025 Wisc. L. Rev. __ (forthcoming)Trans scholars have long theorized a fundamental right to gender autonomy under the constitution: the right to self-determine one's gender, and to express that
Montana recently amended its privacy law through Senate Bill 297, effective October 1, 2025, strengthening consumer protections and requiring businesses to revisit their privacy policies that apply to citizens of Montana. Importantly, it lowered the threshold for applicability to
