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A district court judge Monday said he will grant a motion delaying sections in a new law plaintiffs argue could wreak havoc in the judicial system.Â
Judge Mike Menahan said he would issue the order to that effect in the coming days after hearing arguments in Lewis and Clark County District Court. The provisions of the new law had been set to take effect Thursday.
The progressive political mobilization group Forward Montana, along with Lewis and Clark County Attorney Leo Gallagher, the Montana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and Great Falls trial lawyer Gary Zadick are challenging the new laws implemented by Senate Bill 319. The lawsuit, which names the state of Montana and Gov. Greg Gianforte as defendants, alleges the bill was so dramatically amended with new policy changes that it violated the Montana Constitution.
BOZEMAN (AP) — A Montana man has been given a six-month suspended jail sentence for submitting a voter registration application under the name Miguel Raton, a rough Spanish translation of
Levine’s absence in Cascade County noticeable as she eyes election for district judge
Keith Schubert
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The State Senate’s historic decision not to confirm the nomination of Cascade County Judge Michele Reinhart Levine could have serious ramifications for a court with a small number of judges that was already struggling to keep up with a growing caseload, according to data provided by the Montana judicial branch.
Even before the Legislature denied Levine’s confirmation, data from Montana’s judiciary showed that Cascade County, which has heard an average of 5,453 cases per year since 2011, was short 2.59 judges in 2020.
The Montana Legislature wrapped up its 2021 session Thursday having passed a $12 billion two-year budget, set a framework for spending $2 billion in federal stimulus money over the next four years and implemented policy to enact the state's voter-approved recreational marijuana law.