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District Judge Kathy Seeley in 2016 ordered the state Department of Environmental Quality to reconsider the permit for the Rosebud strip mine, which fuels the nearby Colstrip power plant.

The court has previously upheld other state laws that regulate robocalls.

Santoro was convicted of negligent homicide and criminal endangerment in the death of Levi Rowell outside a bar in Sunburst in 2013.

The state Supreme Court ruled 4-3 that Johnson’s privacy as a student outweighs the public’s right to know what Christian did.

The Montana School Choice case ruled unlawful by the Montana Supreme Court has officially been appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Montana Attorney General Tim Fox has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow his office to prosecute a suspect linked by DNA evidence the rape of an eight-year-old child in Billings in 1987.

The Montana Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld last month’s ruling that removed five Green Party candidates from the state’s general election ballot this fall. The ruling was signed by five of the court’s seven justices. The order comes just two days before Montana Secretary of State Corey Stapleton must certify the names on the November ballot for printing...

The Lewis and ClarkDistrict Court has denied author Jon Krakauer’s attempt to have the Montana University System pay his attorney fees for his successful attempt to access redacted student records of former Montana quarterback Jordan Johnson.

Q2 reports the names of three Billings police officers– disciplined for job and workplace-related sexual encounters with a city employee– should be released, but will remain private for at least two more days. District Judge Donald Harris ruled Monday that he would allow a temporary restraining order to stand for another 48 hours, to give the officers’ legal counsel time to formulate and document

Q2 reports the Montana Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that a Billings police officer who injured a bystander– tackled while he was pursuing a suspect in 2012– is not protected from civil litigation. Robert Bassett originally filed the lawsuit in Yellowstone County District Court against Officer Paul LaMantia, alleging the officer failed to exercise reasonable care in performing his duties... Read