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Seven Montana Supreme Court judges, six lawmakers and SB140 Arren Kimbel-Sannit All seven members of the Montana Supreme Court appeared via Zoom before a legislative panel on Monday out of apparent respect for a legislative subpoena — a rare move that seemed a surprise given that the court had previously ordered to temporarily disregard the same subpoena under which they appeared — but put up a generally unified front in response to questions from Republicans about judicial bias and the scope of the Legislature’s subpoena power. “We’re here, and surprisingly enough, we’re happy to...

Former Republican lawmaker Dave Lewis closely tracks what happens under the dome of the Montana Capitol through the 90 days lawmakers fill the building in odd-numbered years, and he's distressed by what's unfolded since the start of the month. The Legislature, steered by a Republican majority, and the Supreme Court are in an escalating fight. At the end of last week, a newly formed committee led by GOP lawmakers said it would disregard a Supreme Court order and keep seeking emails from the judicial branch they claim show possible misconduct. One branch of government in Montana rejecting the p...

MT Supreme Court blocks legislative subpoenas seeking its records Chief Justice McGrath also writes to GOP leaders Mike Dennison-MTN News and last updated 2021-04-16 19:23:00-04 HELENA — The Montana Supreme Court Friday blocked all subpoenas issued by the state Legislature in the past week, that are seeking internal documents from the court, and said it will rule later on whether the requests are valid. The unanimous order puts the brakes on an escalating face-off between the high court and Republican leadership at the Legislature, as GOP leaders sought emails and other documents from th...

Republicans escalate battle with Supreme Court, subpoenaing all justices MTN News Republicans at the Legislature have issued subpoenas to all seven justices on the Supreme Court, ordering them to produce internal communication documents. By: Mike Dennison and last updated 2021-04-15 14:53:01-04 HELENA — Republican leadership at the Montana Legislature Thursday ratcheted up their inquiry into alleged bias by the Montana Supreme Court, ordering its justices to produce, by Monday, any internal communications about bills before the Legislature. GOP leaders issued legislative...

The social media is abuzz with the details from alleged Whatsapp chats between Republic TV anchor Arnab Goswami and former BARC CEO Partho Das Gupta. The 500-page long Whatsapp conversations between Goswami and Das Gupta found their way into social media after Mumbai Police annexed it in its supplementary charge filed in the TRP rigging case. In this backdrop, several users raised questions regarding admissibility of Whatsapp chats as evidence. Let us discuss this issue. The first thing we have to keep in mind is that an "electronic record" is also included in the definition of "evidence" un...