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ESA exemption draws immediate court challenge

(The Center Square) − Environmental groups moved almost immediately to challenge the Trump administration’s sweeping exemption of Gulf oil and gas operations from key Endangered Species Act requirements, filing suit Thursday to block the order from taking effect. The lawsuit, filed by four longtime environmental litigants including Healthy Gulf and

75 years after she led a student strike that helped end school segregation, Barbara Rose Johns now stands in the US Capitol where Robert E. Lee once did

75 years after she led a student strike that helped end school segregation, Barbara Rose Johns now stands in the US Capitol where Robert E. Lee once did

The 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence isn’t the only important anniversary in 2026. This year also marks the 75th anniversary of an extraordinary case of student activism that helped lead to the Supreme Court’s decision outlawing segregated schools. In April 1951, 16-year-old Barbara Rose

Montana Supreme Court denies Gov. Gianforte's request to expedite property tax lawsuit

The Montana Supreme Court on Tuesday unanimously rejected Gov. Greg Gianforte's request to expedite a lawsuit against the major property tax relief bill passed at the 2025 Legislature. While the governor urged the high court to take the case to minimize potential disruptions to the property tax system,

Department of Justice sued over withholding law enforcement identities

A new lawsuit alleges a Montana Department of Justice agency is violating the Montana Constitution by refusing to produce the names of law enforcement officers. Filed last month in Lewis and Clark County District Court, the complaint alleges a policy change at POST, the Public Safety Officer Standards and Training

Judge finds state violated discovery law, dismisses DUI charge

A Gallatin County judge dismissed a misdemeanor DUI charge after finding the state failed to comply with its discovery obligations and that an investigator lacked probable cause to support the charge. The defendant in the case, a 57-year-old Park County man, had been accused of driving while intoxicated

Montana Supreme Court denies governor’s request to take up property tax case

The Montana Supreme Court dismissed Tuesday a petition from Gov. Greg Gianforte that it take control of a property tax lawsuit over Senate Bill 542. An order signed by all justices said Gianforte had not demonstrated why the matter was so urgent that it needed to bypass the district court

Montana Supreme Court denies governor’s request to take up property tax case

The Montana Supreme Court dismissed Tuesday a petition from Gov. Greg Gianforte that it take control of a property tax lawsuit over Senate Bill 542. An order signed by all justices said Gianforte had not demonstrated why the matter was so urgent that it needed to bypass the district court