MT Supreme Court blocks legislative subpoenas seeking its records
Chief Justice McGrath also writes to GOP leaders
Mike Dennison-MTN News
and last updated 2021-04-16 19:23:00-04
HELENA â The Montana Supreme Court Friday blocked all subpoenas issued by the state Legislature in the past week, that are seeking internal documents from the court, and said it will rule later on whether the requests are valid.
The unanimous order puts the brakes on an escalating face-off between the high court and Republican leadership at the Legislature, as GOP leaders sought emails and other documents from the court and the judiciary to investigate whether the court has "pre-judged" legislation that may come before it.