Attorney General Discretion to Rewrite Initiative Ballot Statements, Limited by the “True and Impartial” Rule and Judicial Excisions of Argumentative Framing Case: Transparent Election Initiative v....
Enforcing Prevailing-Party Fee Clauses in Parenting Plans: Untimely Contempt Appeals and Reasonableness Proven by Competent Evidence Introduction In Okragly v. Keitel, 2026 MT 127N (Mont. June 9,...
Mandamus-Ordered MEPA Review Will Not Be Stayed Absent Concrete Mootness/Irreparable Harm Showing 1. Introduction Case: American Prairie v. MT DNRC (Mont. Sup. Ct., Order dated 2026-06-04). Parties:...
MAS v. Board of Barbers: “Best Practices” and Internal Policy Deviations Alone Do Not Establish “Generally Accepted Standards of Practice” for License Discipline Introduction In Montana Academy of...
Conclusive “Witness Unavailable” Is Not “Good Cause”: Montana Requires Record-Supported Specificity for Misdemeanor Speedy-Trial Continuances Introduction In City of Helena v. Mayfield, the Montana...
ICWA Diligent-Efforts Challenges Must Be Timely: Acquiescence Waives Later Objections, and Putative Paternity Cannot Trigger ICWA Eligibility Introduction In Matters of L.C., X.P. & N.C., YINC (2026...
Helt v. Guess (2026 MT 117): Child-Specific Findings Required to Restrict Parent-Child Contact in Orders of Protection 1. Introduction In Helt v. Guess, the Supreme Court of Montana reviewed a...
Reaffirming UCCJEA Limits on Relinquishment: A Pending Out-of-State Custody Proceeding Is Required, and Immaterial Inconvenient-Forum Factors Need Not Be Expressly Addressed Introduction Marriage of...
CCYA Noncompliance as “Substantial Injustice”: Two-Year Remand for Rehabilitative Implementation and Meaningful Sentence Review 1. Introduction State v. I. Pehringer (2026 MT 115) addresses what...
Mailing (Not Actual Receipt) Satisfies Montana Notice of Foreign Judgment; Lis Pendens Is Not Stay Security; Unrelated Prior Firm Representation Does Not Require Disqualification Introduction In...
Montana Rule: A Buy-Sell + Seller-Financing Amendment Is Enforceable Despite Later “Mutually Agreed” Contract-for-Deed Terms; Added Public-Access Encumbrances Breach Condition-of-Title I....
Failure to Follow Mandatory CCYA Status-Report and Pre-21 Review Requirements Requires Remand for Two Years of CCYA Compliance and a Meaningful Sentence Review 1. Introduction In State v. I....
Failure to Implement CCYA Status-Report and Pre-21 Review Mandates Requires Remand for Two Years of CCYA Compliance and a Meaningful Sentence Review Introduction State v. I. Pehringer (2026 MT 114)...
Waiver of ICWA “Diligent Efforts” Challenges and Conclusive Reliance on Unrevised Tribal Eligibility Determinations Case: Matters of L.C., X.P. & N.C., YINC, 2026 MT 121 (Mont. June 2, 2026) Court:...
Acquiescence Waives ICWA Diligent-Efforts Challenges in Montana YINC Termination Appeals Case: Matters of L.C., X.P. & N.C., YINC (Mont. 2026 MT 121) | Court: Supreme Court of Montana | Date: June 2,...
State v. Olson: Non-Speculative Nexus Required to Admit Alternative-Source Sexual-Knowledge Evidence Under Montana’s Rape Shield Statute 1. Introduction In State v. Brent James Olson, 2026 MT 118,...
Uncashed Cashier’s Check Payable to Decedent Is an Estate Asset Absent Endorsement, Delivery, or Enforceable UCC Transfer Case: In the Matter of the Estate of: Bradley James Haler, 2026 MT 111 (Mont....
Relevance Requires Defendant’s Knowledge: Limiting BDSM/Adult-Content Internet History Evidence in Strangulation Prosecutions Under M. R. Evid. 403 1. Introduction State v. S. Belcourt (2026 MT 113)...
“Voluntary Appearance” in an Acknowledgment of Service Triggers Rule 55(b)(2)’s Seven-Day Default-Judgment Waiting Period 1. Introduction Bradley v. Yellowstone Trails Ranch Owners' Association (2026...
Reed (Mont. 2026): Communication, Diligence, and Timely Withdrawal/File/Refund Duties Under the MRPC 1. Introduction Matter of Benjamin W. Reed, Attorney at Law (Supreme Court of Montana Cause No. PR...