The Montana courts are now facing a systematic partisan attack on their independence, and we should be concerned. The current attack on the courts started during the 2021 legislative session
The GOP-led committee approved the report on party lines after chair Sen. Greg Hertz stripped language accusing the chief justice of the Montana Supreme Court of lying.
Republican lawmakers have adopted an official report accusing the Montana judicial branch of misconduct. The state’s chief supreme court justice has demanded a retraction of the report and called it “libelous.”
Committee Probing Judiciary Adopts Amended Final Report flatheadbeacon.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from flatheadbeacon.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A legislative committee that has looked into claims of bias and overreach in the judiciary is scheduled to meet in an online forum for its last hearing at 10 a.m.