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‘The Pitt’ Attempts to Kill ‘Baseless’ Lawsuit That Claims Show Ripped Off ‘ER’

The lawyers representing The Pitt are attempting to squash a lawsuit that claims the HBO Max medical drama is a knockoff of ER. According to Variety, ER creator Michael Crichton’s estate brought the lawsuit against the show and Warner Bros. Discovery in 2024, claiming The Pitt is a “derivative

Appeals court freezes tariff ruling, businesses keep paying

(The Center Square) – Two small businesses that won a court ruling against President Donald Trump's tariffs must continue paying them for now, after a federal appeals court on Tuesday temporarily blocked the decision while it considers the administration's appeal. It's the second time courts

Judge: PSC’s Brad Molnar can attend NorthWestern Energy merger hearing in person

A federal judge said Monday the Montana Public Service Commission can’t prohibit Commissioner Brad Molnar from participating in the controversial NorthWestern Energy merger hearing in person. Last week on a 3-2 vote, the PSC voted to adopt a report that found Molnar had committed professional misconduct along with

Judge blocks Election Day voter registration changes

Late voter registration, allowing Montanans to sign up to vote so long as they’re in line before polls officially close, will continue at least through the June 2 primary election under a court order issued Monday. In Lewis and Clark District Court, Judge Adam Larsen blocked a law passed

New congressional map expected for Alabama in wake of high court ruling

(The Center Square) – Alabama could soon have a congressional map in place that would offer the chance for a Republican gain of seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday overturned an order to use a court-mandated House map until the next

The primary question: When are conservatives not conservatives? | Roger Koopman

By now, Montana’s conservative majority ought to be getting pretty upset. Every two years, we elect a Legislature that is overwhelmingly Republican, and every Republican claims to be conservative. They wouldn’t be elected any other way. And yet, every two years, government continues to grow, becoming more bureaucratic,

Mother in Jefferson County admits to smothering 5-year-old son, records show

Mother in Jefferson County admits to smothering 5-year-old son, records show

Court records in Jefferson County report that Kathryn Lesal Garaas, 40, confessed to smothering her 5-year-old son on April 24 by using a plastic bag to cover the boy’s head. Around 1 p.m. that day, deputies from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office responded to the