Montana’s experience shows that when abuse of power begins, citizens must counteract it quickly. Failure to respond only makes the problem worse.
The Lesson from Montana: Stop Judicial Usurpation Before It Becomes Too Late Read More »
CI-128, if enacted, could be used as a legal wedge for child mutilation and the invasion of women’s sports by biological males.
Major Problems in Montana’s CI-128 (the Abortion Initiative) Read More »
The Montana Supreme Court’s overruling of election integrity laws is part of a wider pattern.
The Montana Supreme Court Tries to Move the State Left Read More »
The Montana Supreme Court may be the least disciplined appeals court in the country. Rob Natelson’s recent paper outlines the problems.
Critiquing the Montana Supreme Court Read More »
To some extent, this has happened in several states, But nowhere has it gone as far as in Montana, where the state’s highest court has asserted an absolute veto over what the people may add to their own constitution.
When a Court Vetoes the People: It Happened in Montana Read More »
It is always the prerogative of the people to fix flaws in their government. And the Montana constitution, like any human creation, has its flaws.
The Other Side of the Montana Constitution Read More »
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 Montana Supreme Court’s Anti-Firearms Decision was Wrong Read More »
The [state constitution’s] adoption process in Montana was clearly tainted.
New evidence on the case that adopted the 1972 Montana Constitution Read More »
Keep reading even if you are not from Montana: This article is a lesson on how judges should not conduct themselves.
America’s WORST appeals court Read More »
Rob’s new research demonstrates that bans on “sectarian” aid were . . . designed to require state officials to discriminate in favor of mainstream Protestantism and against any faiths they deemed “bigoted” or “extreme.”
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.
The Montana Supreme Court’s Demonstrable Bias Against “Conservative” Voter Initiatives Read More »
The unstated goal is to change the balance of power among humans—and to undermine democracy and the rule of law.
Rights for a River? An Effort to Undermine Democracy and Make the Law Unfair Read More »
