News & Opinions
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News
April 21, 2022 / News
Judge finds birth-certificate changes imposed by Legislature violate Montana’s Constitution
A Yellowstone County District Court judge has ruled that a law meant to make changing a gender designation on a birth certificate more rigorous appears to violate the state’s constitution, and he’s blocked the law with a preliminary injunction.
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April 6, 2022 / News
Judge issues temporary injunction for four voting laws passed by Montana lawmakers in 2021
A Yellowstone County District Court judge has granted a preliminary injunction for four laws passed by the 2021 Legislature that he said likely harm different groups of voters. Lawmakers said they had passed the measures out of a concern for election integrity.
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March 23, 2022 / News
Panel: 1972 Montana Constitution ‘hard fought,’ ‘inspiring’
Even after the Montana Constitution guaranteed people the “right to know,” reporter Charles S. Johnson had to eavesdrop on at least one secret meeting by listening to legislators through pipes that carried sound in an old building.
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Opinion
August 31, 2022 / Opinion
Montanans must reject calls to change constitution, or end women’s rights
The storm clouds are gathering, readying a downpour of attacks on women’s right to reproductive self-determination.
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June 24, 2022 / Opinion
Here’s what the Supreme Court ruling on abortion means for Montana
The United States Supreme Court did what many had expected after Politico obtained a leaked copy of a draft opinion regarding Roe vs. Wade, and overturned the landmark ruling Friday.
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June 15, 2022 / Opinion
Montana’s people-oriented constitution turns 50 and still serves us well
My fellow Montanans, I am sorry that the trip from Phoenix to Helena is a little too much for these soon to be 97-year-old bones. But, I join you in spirit.
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May 10, 2022 / Opinion
Montanans rule
All of us who love Montana are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the state’s Constitution that keeps the power of Americans’ right to vote in the hands of Montana’s citizens.
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May 7, 2022 / Opinion
Montana may protect women better than any other state when it comes to abortion
The release of the proposed draft of the United States Supreme Court’s opinion overturning Roe v. Wade was, to be sure, a spoiler alert of sorts.
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