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Conspiracy theories that emerged from a civil rights shooting 60 years ago resonate today

Conspiracy theories that emerged from a civil rights shooting 60 years ago resonate today

(MEMPHIS) On June 6, 1966, on a stretch of Highway 51 just south of Hernando, Mississippi, a portly, middle-aged white man named Aubrey Norvell stepped out of a gully, lifted his shotgun and fired three shots at James Meredith, a Black civil rights activist and Air Force veteran. Famous

Attorney general orders Gallatin County to drop petition challenging his supervisory control

Following the takeover of the Gallatin County Attorney General’s Office by the state, Attorney General Austin Knudsen is now telling the county to drop its own petition to the Supreme Court against the state. On April 30, the AG’s office took “supervisory control” over the Gallatin County Attorney’

Supreme Court’s ruling in Louisiana gerrymandering case redefines Voting Rights Act, making it harder to protect minority voting power and altering the landscape of future elections

Supreme Court’s ruling in Louisiana gerrymandering case redefines Voting Rights Act, making it harder to protect minority voting power and altering the landscape of future elections

In a major ruling that would permit weakening the voting power of minorities in the United States, the Supreme Court on April 29, 2026, struck down a Black-majority district in Louisiana’s congressional map as “an unconstitutional gerrymander” and altered the court’s interpretation of the Voting Rights Act.

Gallatin County, Attorney General continue fight over immigration ‘policy’

Gallatin County Attorney General Audrey Cromwell responded to Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen on Monday following an April 23 letter to the county from the state threatening to exercise supervisory control over that office if it did not follow instructions from Knudsen regarding information sharing with federal immigration agencies. The

AG ends investigation into Helena immigration resolution

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen has closed an investigation into a local immigration resolution after the Helena City Commission repealed it. The Helena City Commission said it wants to take another stab at the resolution with help from the Department of Justice, but in a letter announcing the closure of

Froid man has federal immigration charges dropped

A Froid man who was arrested on felony federal immigration charges earlier this year has had his criminal proceedings dismissed, according to court documents. Roberto Orozco-Ramirez was accused of illegal reentry and threatening a federal officer. Government lawyers filed the motion to dismiss the case. Charges were filed on

Montana Supreme Court upholds ability of transgender residents to update documents

In a divided decision, the Montana Supreme Court’s debate about transgender residents, birth certificates and driver’s licenses have put political differences on full display as the state’s highest court ruled that two state agencies likely violated the Montana Constitution by denying residents the ability to change documents