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Katie Lane confirmed as newest Montana federal judge

The U.S. Senate confirmed President Donald Trump’s nominee for Montana’s federal bench along party lines. Katie Lane, 34, who served a brief stint in the Montana Attorney General’s office and most recently worked as a lawyer for the Republican National Committee, earned Tuesday 52 votes supporting

Legal analysts applaud yet are skeptical of American Bar Association’s DEI elimination

(The Center Square) – Some education experts see the American Bar Association’s recent vote to eliminate its diversity, equity, and inclusion accreditation requirement for law schools as significant, while others say it is only significant if the accreditor follows through on completely removing the ideology that “narrows discourse” and “corrodes

Split decision: Katie Lane, Bozeman nominee for federal bench, squeaks by Senate committee

President Donald Trump’s pick to become a federal judge in Montana, Kathleen “Katie” Lane, narrowly cleared her way through the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee along a party-line vote, despite the American Bar Association deeming her to be “unqualified” as a candidate. Last week, the Senate Judiciary forwarded

Trump’s nominee for the federal bench in Montana squeaks by Senate committee along party lines

President Donald Trump’s pick to become a federal judge in Montana, Kathleen “Katie” Lane, narrowly cleared her way through the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee along a party-line vote, despite the American Bar Association deeming her to be “unqualified” as a candidate. Last week, the Senate Judiciary forwarded

Bar Association gives thumbs-down to Katie Lane’s District Court nomination

Katie Lane, the Bozeman attorney nominated to U.S. District Court by President Donald Trump, has become the first judicial nominee of Trump’s second term to be rated unqualified by the American Bar Association. The ABA made its assessment public Wednesday when it informed Senate Judiciary Committee leaders that

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

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