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Attorneys get fees from state after proving state discriminated against nonbinary residents

A Missoula judge has ordered the Montana Department of Justice and its Department of Motor Vehicles to pay more than $70,000 in total attorney’s fees to three different sets of attorneys, including the American Civil Liberties Union of Montana, because it won a case that showed the state

American Bar Association says Montana nominee is not qualified to be a federal judge

Katie Lane, who has been nominated to the federal court in Montana by President Donald J. Trump, received a “not qualified” evaluation by the American Bar Association to become a federal judge. Lane is currently the general counsel for the Republican National Committee, but leaders in the state and beyond

Former BIA officer pleads guilty to sexually assaulting a teenager, lying to the FBI

A former Bureau of Indian Affairs police officer charged with sexually assaulting a Northern Cheyenne teenager while in custody and lying to the FBI about the incident changed his plea in federal court Thursday, and was taken into custody by the U.S. Marshals Service. While the court hearing before

Judge says Forest Service must consider grizzly bears before Bitterroot logging project can proceed

A thinning and logging project spanning more than 55,000 acres in the Sapphire Mountains of the Bitterroot National Forest has been paused after a federal magistrate judge found the United States Forest Service had failed to properly analyze new evidence of grizzly bears being in the area. Two groups,

Groups challenge Montanore mining project in the Cabinet Wilderness Area

A coalition of six different groups have filed a lawsuit in federal court over a controversial mining project in the Cabinet Mountain Wilderness area, accusing both the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Forest Service of side-stepping the best available science about threatened species in

Senators raise concerns about Montana nominee to federal bench, lack of experience

In the confirmation hearing for Katie Lane to become a federal district court judge in Montana, Democratic Senators focused more on what she either didn’t say or wouldn’t say. They noted that she had never been the lead attorney during a trial — a district court judge presides over

State moves forward, plans meeting to discuss siting Laurel psychiatric facility

As Laurel citizens continue to fight against a proposed state psychiatric facility and their own town leaders, officials from the state on Tuesday night announced the formal beginning of the process that could eventually lead to the creation of a 32-bed facility on 114 acres just beyond the city’