Arguing that the changes will irreparably harm the voting rights of Native Americans living in Montana, the plaintiffs are asking for an injunction.
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A Biden administration defense of Trump-era coal policies in Montana and Wyoming sparked legal action by environmental groups this week arguing that a court order concerning climate change was being ignored.
Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen says that now isn’t the time to make the state’s Public Service Commission districts right with the U.S. Constitution.
More sexual assault allegations have emerged against a Helena man accused of trying to meet a teenage girl in Missoula, and against Mount Helena Community Church for allegedly allowing the abuse to happen.
It’s been 20 years since Montana’s Public Service Commission districts have been adjusted. Now voters in the rapidly growing western part of the state are suing for changes before the 2022 election.
A jury ordered white nationalist leaders and organizations to pay more than $25 million in damages Tuesday over violence that erupted during the deadly 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville.
In a mixed verdict, a jury awarded more than $25 million in damages Tuesday against white nationalist leaders for violence that erupted during the 2017 Unite the Right rally.
The nearly two dozen defendants includes Richard Spencer, of Whitefish, who coined the term "alt-right" to describe a loosely connected band of white nationalists.
The lawsuit, filed in early August in federal court in Missoula by three former and one current UM employee, accused the university and Montana University System of sex-based discrimination and Title IX violations.
A lawsuit over Custer Gallatin National Forest’s handling of disputed trails is nearing resolution, and could have national implications for public access.
A second shot by four Montana hunters seeking to force the state to allow them to use crossbows during archery season was denied by a District Court judge on Friday.
A second woman is alleging that a doctor at Southwest Montana Community Health Center in Butte sexually assaulted her during an exam then stalked her and invaded her privacy though sexually explicit text messages and other behavior.
A District Court judge's ruling has foiled an attempt by four disabled Montana hunters who had filed a lawsuit to require FWP to temporarily allow them to use crossbows during the archery season this fall.
The lawsuit filed in Rosebud County alleges that dust from coal piled at Colstrip Power Plant, as well as trucks delivering coal from Rosebud mine, poses a health risk and has damaged personal property over time.
Local parents are suing Missoula County Public Schools, Target Range and Hellgate Elementary over masking requirements to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Lawyers are requesting class certification after 18 more women have come forward with similar allegations of gender discrimination and harassment.
An unnamed woman has sued folk singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, alleging he sexually abused her after giving her drugs and alcohol in 1965 when sh…
Saying UM fostered a toxic environment where women were discriminated and retaliated against, the four plaintiffs describe treatment from the university they say is part of the “good ‘ol boys’ club.”
A lawsuit filed into U.S. District Court on Wednesday by four former university employees is accusing the University of Montana of sex-based discrimination.
One provision would ban politicking on parts of college campuses. The other would have judges recuse themselves if an attorney or party gave their campaign more than $90.
The lawsuit dragged on for nearly 13 years. It pitted plaintiffs who were residents of Opportunity or Crackerville against the Atlantic Richfield Co. The focus of the David v. Goliath litigation was smelter waste contaminating the rural communities’ soils and threatening residents’ wells.
Viola Fletcher of Bartlesville was greeted with a series of video messages, including from actors Danny Glover and Piper Perabo, musician Michael Stipe and U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, among others.
Dozens of Jamaican citizens recruited to work at the Yellowstone Club near Big Sky have reached a settlement over allegations they were discriminated against and paid less than other employees to do the same work.
Bryan Dalpes and Rachel Luger were awarded $3,950 in punitive damages and $1,414.50 in damages and special fees by the Missoula County District Court for the death of their 17-month-old lab mix, Betsy.
A battle between youth and government over climate change could be won before one of two courts: law or public opinion.