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Helena responds to AG’s sanctuary city cease-and-desist letter

The City of Helena responded to an investigation by Attorney General Austin Knudsen into whether the municipality was breaking state law with an immigration resolution and asked for him to respond if proposed revisions “address your concerns.” The letter, dated April 1, a formal response to the investigation, identifies what

Law firm files request to add new redefinition of sex law to older lawsuit

Upper Seven Law has submitted a request to add a recently signed bill redefining sex in state law to an older lawsuit with a very similar piece of legislation signed in 2023. Gov. Greg Gianforte signed Senate Bill 437 into law earlier this month, legislation that is very similar to

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

Under pressure, Helena City Commission votes to rescind immigration resolution

On the advice of legal counsel and possibly in the face of steep financial losses, the Helena City Commission rescinded an immigration resolution on Thursday night in a special meeting at the city’s Civic Center. The resolution reiterated the city’s support for immigrant communities and was essentially a

Helena schedules meeting to discuss rescinding immigration resolution

The City of Helena is considering rescinding an immigration resolution that had large backing by the public following an investigation announced by the state’s Department of Justice. Mayor Emily Dean also invited the state to attend to talk through the resolution, but at least one commissioner who voted for

SupCo reverses AG Knudsen on powers-of-initiative ballot measure

A ballot initiative protecting Montanans’ right to petition to enact laws can proceed, contrary to a finding from Attorney General Austin Knudsen, the Montana Supreme Court said. In a recent 5-2 opinion, the state Supreme Court said the ideas offered in Ballot Initiative 8 operate together, are closely related

Hear from the 2024 candidates for MT Attorney General

Hear from the 2024 candidates for MT Attorney General

The candidates running for MT Attorney General are Austin Knudsen (R) & Ben Alke (D). Read on to hear their responses to the Exponent’s 2024 candidate questionnaire. Candidates were given three weeks to respond to the questionnaire and were given word counts for each response. Not all of the