Yellowstone County District Judge Michael Moses has ruled Montana is prohibited from enforcing several election-related bills enacted last year. Northern News Network’s Eric Young reports.
Signature Campaign For Constitutional Initiative Halted By Lewis & Clark Court
Volunteers started collecting signatures earlier this month hoping to place Constitutional Initiative 121 on the ballot in November which would slow the rate of growing residential property taxes. Legislators decided to postpone a vote on the proposal last week while a court battle plays out is Lewis and Clark County District Court. Judge Mich...
ACLU Challenges State Of Montana Over Transgender Bill
In court Wednesday, Montana defended a requirement for transgender residents to have surgery and then petition a judge in order to update the sex on their birth certificate while the ACLU of Montana said Senate Bill 280 which the Legislature passed is unconstitutional and the law should be blocked while their lawsuit filed in July progresses. ...
AG Knudsen Challenging Supreme Court Ruling On Abortion Laws
Attorney General Austin Knudsen is appealing a decision by Judge Michael Moses in the state Supreme Court. The Yellowstone County District Court Judge issued a preliminary injunction earlier this month that temporarily stops several laws from going into effect restricting abortion access. The order is in effect while a legal challenge is under...
Abortion Laws Blocked By Yellowstone Judge
Yellowstone County District Court Judge Michael Moses has put a halt to three laws restricting access to abortion passed by the Republican-majority Legislature earlier this year. The preliminary injunction ordered Thursday stops the laws from taking effect while a lawsuit filed by Planned Parenthood of Montana that seeks to overturn them progr...
District Judge Blocks New State Abortion Laws
Yellowstone County District Judge Michael Moses issued an 11th-hour halt to enforcement of three state laws restricting abortion Thursday afternoon, just before 4 o’clock just hours after he was assigned to preside over a Planned Parenthood legal challenge. He granted a temporary restraining order sought by Planned Parenthood one day bef...