The Latest Breaking News from Montana Supreme Court

The Supreme Court won't hear a case involving a push to revive a law that minors must have their parents’ permission for an abortion in Montana

Montana’s Supreme Court has upheld a lower court ruling that struck down as unconstitutional several laws restricting abortion access

Court rules four laws passed by state legislature in wake of Trump’s 2020 loss violate Montana constitution in win for voting rights

The decision cited a 1999 Montana Supreme Court ruling that said the state Constitution's right to privacy includes a woman's right to abortion access.

Montana's top law enforcement official faces 41 counts of professional misconduct

Welcome to the Monday, February 27, Brew. 

Montana enacted new legislative district boundaries on Feb. 22 when the Montana Districting & Apportionment Commission submitted its final plan to the secretary of state. The maps will take effect for Montana’s 2024 state legislative elections.

Montana’s conservative leaders, stymied by the courts from passing laws that impose significant statewide abortion restrictions, seek to tighten the state’s Medicaid rules to make it more difficult for low-income women to receive abortions.

The Montana Districting and Apportionment Commission (MDAC) voted 3-2 to submit its final legislative district boundary proposal to the legislature. The commission’s nonpartisan chairperson, Maylinn Smith, and two Democratic-appointed commissioners voted to approve the map, and the two Republican-appointed commissioners voted against it.