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"The Legislature's unilateral attempt to manufacture a conflict by issuing subpoenas to the entire Montana Supreme Court must be seen for what it is," Justice Laurie McKinnon wrote.
Levine’s absence in Cascade County noticeable as she eyes election for district judge Keith Schubert View Comments The State Senate’s historic decision not to confirm the nomination of Cascade County Judge Michele Reinhart Levine could have serious ramifications for a court with a small number of judges that was already struggling to keep up with a growing caseload, according to data provided by the Montana judicial branch. Even before the Legislature denied Levine’s confirmation, data from Montana’s judiciary showed that Cascade County, which has heard an average of 5,453 cases per y...
Originally published on May 5, 2021 7:22 pm Republicans and Democrats on a special legislative committee are at odds over dueling reports summarizing an ongoing investigation into Montana’s judicial branch. The minority report from Democratic lawmakers refutes GOP claims of alleged judicial bias and misconduct, saying Republican lawmakers and the Republican-led executive branch are trying to smear the judiciary. It also accuses Republican legislators of conspiring with Gov. Greg Gianforte to access and release the judiciary’s records, which have been used as the basis for GOP claims t...
/ The Montana Select Committee on Judicial Accountability and Transparency considers draft reports regarding an investigation into the judiciary branch May 5, 2021. Republicans and Democrats on a special legislative committee are at odds over dueling reports summarizing an ongoing investigation into Montana’s judicial branch. The minority report from Democratic lawmakers refutes GOP claims of alleged judicial bias and misconduct, saying Republican lawmakers and the Republican-led executive branch are trying to smear the judiciary. It also accuses Republican legislators of conspiring with...
Democratic lawmakers in a report released Monday blasted a Republican-led probe into the judiciary, calling the GOP's investigation an attempt to undermine an independent branch of government. The Select Committee on Judicial Transparency and Accountability, formed by Republicans last month to investigate the judiciary over GOP allegations of misusing of state resources, failure to retain public records and judicial bias, released its report last week, signed by Republican chair Sen. Greg Hertz, of Polson, and House Majority Leader Sue Vinton, of Billings. The minority report released by c...