The Montana Legislature and the Freedom Caucus has wandered out of its lane and fails to comprehend 200 years of precedent in Marbury vs. Madison, writes former Montana Supreme Court Justice James C. Nelson.
Two bills that would repeal Montana laws surrounding voting and elections that have been struck down by judges saw no opposition in the initial committee hearings Friday.
Welcome to the February 2022 edition of the Political Law Playbook. Of particular note in this month’s edition is recent activity in the U.S. Senate surrounding federal election reform.
HELENA, Mont. (AP) A 2007 Montana law that was meant to curb last-minute campaign attacks violates free speech rights, a federal judge has ruled. U.S. District Court Judge Donald Molloy ruled Tuesday that the Montana Clean Campaign Act “delays, and sometimes even prevents, political speech on the basis of content.”