The Montana Supreme Court recently announced a plan to increase public access to the state’s district court records through an online public portal that would allow people access to some court records from their own computers rather than at a local courthouse. In a public meeting last week the Court Administrator for the Judicial Branch Beth M...
Montana Supreme Court Administrator Asks U.S. Supreme Court To Deny Appeal
Attorneys for Montana Supreme Court administrator Beth McLaughlin are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to deny an appeal from the Montana Legislature after the state Supreme Court found lawmakers overstepped their authority when they subpoenaed judicial branch records. Lawmakers argue the justices violated their due process rights in their ruling...