Montana Supreme Court

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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Montana Supreme Court’s War Against the Rule of Law Finally Getting The Attention It Deserves 0
- October 10, 2014
Respect for the rule of law is fundamental to a free society. It also is necessary for economic well being. Montana is among the nation’s poorest states. I was a law professor there for over 23 years and I also serve as Senior Fellow in Constitutional Jurisprudence at the Montana Policy Institute. In a 2012
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Think your state courts are bad? Check this out.0
- March 8, 2013
Conservatives in Colorado and other states often complain about the liberalism of their states’ courts. They should be glad they don’t live in Montana. Montana’s public image is one of rugged individualism, and in a few spheres of life (such as guns), image reflects reality. But in fiscal and regulatory affairs, Montana has a long
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