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AG Knudsen's response to Supreme Court order: Toss Cromwell case

Adhering to the Montana Supreme Court’s deadline, state Attorney General Austin Knudsen on Thursday officially asked the court to deny a petition against him by Gallatin County Attorney Audrey Cromwell related to Confidential Criminal Justice Information and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). In his Thursday letter, Knudsen claimed Cromwell

Nearing ballot threshold, cash-flush Senate candidate Seth Bodnar vows 'new direction'

Needing 13,327 total signatures, independent Montana U.S. Senate candidate Seth Bodnar is betting he can get his name on the ballot by the end of May. Bodnar nears candidate qualification with help from nearly $1.4 million in first-quarter contributions — more than all his competitors combined, according

Part two: Democratic Senate candidate debate recap

Part two: Democratic Senate candidate debate recap

All five Democrat candidates vying to succeed sitting Sen. Steve Daines were on hand: Veteran Air Force commander, special agent, and leadership coach Alani Bankhead; tribal historic preservation officer Michael Black Wolf; Navy veteran and businessman Michael Hummer; former state Representative Reilly Neill; and actor, director, arts administrator and teacher

Final countdown: Democratic Congress, Senate candidates debate one last time before primary

Each Montana Democratic U.S. congressional and Senate candidate tried to stand out Thursday at the final local debate before the June 2 primary at the Crawford Theater on Thursday. All four Democrat 1st Congressional District candidates were on hand: Matt Rains, a rancher, veteran, and international photographer; Russell Cleveland,

Deepfakes or criminalizing free speech?: ‘It’s politics’ Bozeman attorney says of mailers in complaint

Lewistown resident Dan Bartel’s 1,872 mailers with doctored images of Republican state House District 68 candidate Jennifer Carlson of Churchill holding LGBTQ+ pride flags and wearing gender-pronoun buttons is free speech, argues a legal complaint filed in Montana U.S. District Court on Wednesday. “Plaintiff Dan Bartel

One for Cromwell: Supreme Court orders AG Knudsen to respond in ICE clash

The Montana Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered Attorney General Austin Knudsen to respond to a petition filed by Gallatin County Attorney Audrey Cromwell’s legal counsel with the court last week. “IT IS ORDERED that Respondent Austin Miles Knudsen, in his official capacity as Montana Attorney General, is granted until

AG Knudsen orders Cromwell to end Montana Supreme Court case, cancel her counsel

Asserting supervisory control on Monday, Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen ordered Gallatin County Attorney Audrey Cromwell to withdraw her Montana Supreme Court filing from Friday and cancel her legal representation. For Cromwell, Montana’s constitutional right to privacy is the crux of her dispute. For Knudsen, if his order stands,