Justices resolved the high-profile Moore v. Harper case, dealing a blow to a legal theory on legislative authority over election laws raised in a pending Montana appeal.
The case heard on Friday was originally brought up in Flathead County when Triple D Game Farm Inc. sued New York-based wildlife photographer Melissa Groo and alleged she harmed their
State agencies have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars defending laws passed by the 2021 Legislature in court. Gov. Greg Gianforte wants an additional $2.6 million to bolster the Montana Department of Justice’s legal defense.