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Flathead County man guilty of sexual abuse at hockey camps

HELENA – A Flathead County man was found guilty Friday on six counts of sexual intercourse without consent for sexually abusing three minor children from 2019 to 2021. According to the Montana Department of Justice, Jami Leslie James, 50, was accused by three survivors who came forward alleging that he abused

Judge sentences former youth hockey coach to 300 years in prison for child sex assault

The former youth hockey coach convicted last September of sexually assaulting three young boys in Butte and Flathead County was sentenced Wednesday to 300 years in prison. District Judge Robert Whelan handed Jami Leslie James 100 years for each of the six counts of sexual intercourse without consent he was

US judge rules Trump third-country deportations 'unlawful'

US judge rules Trump third-country deportations 'unlawful'

A US federal judge ruled on Wednesday that the Trump administration policy of deporting undocumented migrants to countries that are not their own is unlawful. District Judge Brian Murphy put his ruling on so-called "third-country deportations" on hold for 15 days to allow the government to

Maduro lawyer claims US blocking Venezuela from paying fees

Maduro lawyer claims US blocking Venezuela from paying fees

US authorities are blocking Nicolas Maduro from receiving money from Venezuela to pay the lawyer defending him in his New York drug trafficking case, the ousted leader's attorney said in a court filing released Wednesday. Venezuela's government is seeking to pay Maduro's legal fees

Brazil politicians convicted for ordering murder of black activist councilor

Brazil politicians convicted for ordering murder of black activist councilor

Brazil's Supreme Court on Wednesday sentenced two former lawmakers to 76 years in jail for ordering the 2018 assassination of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco, a popular black activist whose murder exposed deep ties between politics and organized crime. Franco, a lesbian activist who grew up in

Supreme Court blocks ICE contractor immunity appeal

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision, ruled that prison contractors cannot immediately appeal a trial court's decision, despite several claims to federal immunity. The case, Geo Group Inc. v. Menocal, focused on a prison in Colorado that contracted with U.S. Immigration

Missoula judge sidelines new law that ‘interferes with students’ right to vote’

A Missoula judge recently stalled a new voting reform law from going into effect while the case between the state and a University of Montana-affiliated nonprofit unfolds, writing that the new statute “interferes with students’ right to vote.” Roughly nine months after Montana Public Interest Research Group (MontPIRG) filed