By Susan Byorth Fox, published in the Missoulian on February 8, 2025 I am honored to chair Friends of the Montana Constitution, a successor to the Montana Constitution Society, which consisted of the delegates of the 1972 Constitutional Convention (ConCon). As the...
By Addie Slanger, Published in the Daily Inter Lake on February 2, 2025 In its second decision of the new year, O’Neill v. Gianforte, the Montana Supreme Court determined that “gubernatorial privilege” allows the governor to refuse to hand over otherwise public...
By Jon Ellingson, published in the Helena Independent Record, January 21, 2025 Last month the Montana Supreme Court issued two impressive decisions that illustrate the brilliance of our Constitution and the importance of an independent judiciary. Praise is justly...
By Joel Krautter, Published in the Laurel Outlook on January 21. 2025. As the Montana Legislature meets again, a handful of Republicans are promoting bills to change the way that Montanans elect our judges. These Republicans want to change judicial elections from...
Essay by Constance Van Kley, an Assistant Professor at the Blewett School of Law at the University of Montana. January 2, 2025 – State Court Report Like all constitutions, the Montana Constitution is a creature of compromise, spinning a web of rights and powers...
