Category: Law

The Montana Constitution’s State University Quagmire
Montana Supreme Court grants unelected regents authority beyond legislative control

Montana Families Face Uncertainty After Judge Blocks ESA Program
2,400 families left scrambling after preliminary injunction halts funding through June 2026

Repeat Offender Gets Just 3 Months for Harboring Illegal Aliens Across Three Montana Counties
Kristin Louise Mitchell drove from Shelby to East Helena to bail DUI driver out of jail, sheltered three undocumented men at her home

Two Mexican Men Sentenced After Traffic Stop Near Malta on Highway 2
Border Patrol and Phillips County Sheriff’s Office investigated illegal reentry case at key corridor from Canadian border

Mexican Man With Eight Prior Deportations Sentenced for Second Felony Illegal Reentry in Montana
Mendoza-Almanza’s ninth illegal entry marks one of Montana’s most extensive removal histories in recent federal cases

Stopsatprettyplaces Guilty of Sexually Abusing Child on Crow Reservation
49-year-old Billings man faces up to life in prison after jury convicts him of abusing 9-year-old girl on reservation

Knudsen Joins GOP Attorneys General Urging Ban on Virginia AG Who Fantasized About Murder
Montana AG says Jones’ violent rhetoric poses threat to public trust and fellow attorneys general

Judge With History of Democratic Donations Rules Montana Must Issue Nonbinary Driver’s License
State’s first openly gay judge rules denial of nonbinary license violated state constitution’s equal protection guarantee

Texas Man Pleads Guilty in Eagle Trafficking Ring That Killed 3,600 Birds on Flathead Reservation
Guilty plea reveals PayPal payments for eagles killed on tribal lands

Montana Rolls Out New Driver Licenses to Combat Fraud, Identity Theft
New polycarbonate cards feature what state calls enhanced security to combat fraud and identity theft

Belgrade Woman Pleads Guilty to Harboring Illegal Aliens, Selling Fake IDs
Eustolia Casarreal-Morales faces up to 10 years in prison after federal raid uncovered 12 illegal aliens and fraudulent documents at residence

The Nonpartisan Judge Lie
Jefferson warned us about the dangerous myth that judges somehow transcend political passion. Montana’s CI-132 would enshrine that lie in our constitution.











