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The Montana Supreme Court issued an opinion on June 4 upholding a district court decision on the local governing board the the Cascade County City-County Health Department. The crux of the issue is a disagreement between Cascade County and the City of Great Falls on the makeup of the governing body as required by state
The short-term fate of NorthWestern Energy’s new methane-fired power plant in Laurel and whether it was properly granted permits now rests in the hands of the Montana Supreme Court.
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE— State supreme court elections are often ignored by the public and the media, but they can have a dramatic impact on public policy, especially in the post-Roe v. Wade era, when abortion policy is being sent back to the states.— Numerically, 2024 is a very big year for such elections: They will be held in 33 states. And in several of those states, ideological control of the court could shift depending on the results.— This year, Michigan, Ohio, Montana, North Carolina, Kentucky, Arizona, and Florida will be home to some of the most consequential supreme court ...
As tensions between two of three Montana branches of government continue to simmer, the Montana Supreme Court reconsidered its position on awarding attorneys’ fees in a case of unconstitutional laws brought by the 2021 Legislature. And, it essentially overturned itself, this time agreeing not to award attorneys’ fees. It is a rare example of the […] The post On second thought: Montana Supreme Court decides not to give attorneys’ fees to groups appeared first on Daily Montanan.
As tensions between two of three Montana branches of government continue to simmer, the Montana Supreme Court reconsidered its position on awarding attorneys’ fees in a case of unconstitutional laws