Montana Supreme Court

Brexit isn’t the only example of elites undoing ballot measures 0
- April 8, 2019
[D]uring the 1970s conservatives began to use initiatives to limit government power. . . . Judges seemed to think this was a threat, and judicial attitudes toward ballot measures began to change.
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How a court imposed a state constitution the voters probably didn’t ratify 0
- March 18, 2019
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
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America’s WORST appeals court 0
- January 14, 2019
Keep reading even if you are not from Montana: This article is a lesson on how judges should not conduct themselves.
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Tenure is for university researchers, not for teachers without research duties 0
- June 15, 2018
You hear much about the ideal university as a place of free and open inquiry. The historical record is far more sordid.
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The Montana Supreme Court’s Demonstrable Bias Against “Conservative” Voter Initiatives 0
- November 20, 2017
A Montana Policy Institute report documented the tribunal’s handling of ballot measures over three decades. Every measure expanding government power survived the Montana Supreme Court. Almost every measure restraining government died in the Montana Supreme Court.
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For our Montana viewers… on the Montana Supreme Court 0
- November 7, 2016
Because of a contested election for the Montana Supreme Court, I’m making available again a study of the court’s odd recent history.
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