Critiquing the Montana Supreme Court
The Montana Supreme Court may be the least disciplined appeals court in the country. Rob Natelson’s recent paper outlines the problems.
The Montana Supreme Court’s Anti-Firearms Decision was Wrong
Mass shootings tend to happen in so-called “gun free zones” where law-abiding people are disarmed. . . . [Yet] all the justices on the court voted for this misguided decision.
The troubled Montana Supreme Court
So-called “non-partisan” elections don’t abolish politics. They just hide politics from public view.
How a court imposed a state constitution the voters probably didn’t ratify
In 1972, the Montana Supreme Court decided one of the most important state constitutional cases in modern American history. By a 3-2 margin, the court ruled that the voters had ratified a new state constitution even though the number of “yes” votes fell below the majority required. The decision was particularly important because the new […]
The Pilgrim Code of Law: one of many sources of our American Constitution
In fact, the Constitution was the product of centuries of “guidelines.”
“Progressives” challenging U.S. Constitution’s adoption should look in their own backyard
State constitutions written or favored by “progressives” also have been proclaimed under dubious circumstances.
