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The Montana Attorney General’s Office told the Supreme Court in a filing Monday the court should uphold its legal insufficiency finding for a proposed ballot initiative to further enshrine abortion access in the state constitution because the changes it would make would be too confusing for voters to understand as a single question.

The Montana Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the plaintiffs who successfully challenged a portion of a 2021 bill can ask for attorney’s fees from the state, in part because the Legislature violated the Constitution in putting multiple topics under one bill title in the final days of the session.

In a 5-2 decision, the states high court found the unconstitutional means by which the Legislature passed a bill warranted attorneys fees against the state.

The Montana Supreme Court ruled that plaintiffs in a successful lawsuit challenging 2021 election legislation are entitled to attorney fees.

The Montana Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that plaintiffs in a successful court case challenging a 2021 election law are entitled to attorney fees.Generally, Mo

In a 5-2 decision, the states high court found the unconstitutional means by which the Legislature passed a bill warranted attorneys fees against the state.

The group seeking to get a constitutional amendment on this November’s ballot to enshrine abortion access in the Montana Constitution petitioned the Montana Supreme Court on Friday to overturn Attorney

The group seeking to get a constitutional amendment on this November’s ballot to enshrine abortion access in the Montana Constitution petitioned the Montana Supreme Court on Friday to overturn Attorney General’s Office’s finding of legal insufficiency for the measure.

The group seeking to get a constitutional amendment on the ballot to enshrine abortion access asked the Montana Supreme Court to overturn the Attorney General’s finding of legal insufficiency for the measure.

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen has blocked a ballot proposal seeking to create a constitutional right to abortion, labeling the initiative “legally insufficient” after a required review by his office.