A legislative committee that has looked into claims of bias and overreach in the judiciary is scheduled to meet in an online forum for its last hearing at 10 a.m.
A special committee of Montana lawmakers released a draft report Thursday detailing concerns that members of the judicial branch deleted public records and fell short of ethics rules.
A special committee of Montana lawmakers released a draft report Thursday detailing concerns that members of the judicial branch deleted public records and fell short of ethics rules.
The report urges lawmakers to, among other things, define its subpoena powers, a point of contention last year over which the Montana Supreme Court got the final say.
During a Montana Constitutional Convention Anniversary panel Thursday, Montana Supreme Court Justice Jim Rice called out the state’s executive and legislative branches for more than a year of attempting to undermine and reduce judicial authority in Montana.