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Montana Supreme Court rejects ‘overly broad’ domestic partnership case
The Montana Supreme Court on Monday rejected an “overly broad” appeal that sought to provide same-sex couples with the same rights as married opposite-sex couples. However, the court gave the plaintiffs the opportunity to narrow their complaint. “Three of the justices said they would have granted same-sex couples recognition as…
Supreme Court allows Montana corporation election spending
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday handed a victory to corporations and a political advocacy group by allowing them to spend freely before Montana’s 2012 elections, a follow-up case to the court’s major campaign finance ruling two years ago. The justices granted a request from the three…
Taibbi: Montana decision ‘just the start’ of fight against ‘Citizens United’
Appearing on Current TV’s Countdown with Keith Olbermann on Thursday night, Rolling Stone political contributor Matt Taibbi suggested that a recent decision by the Montana Supreme Court will be seen as the start of a long fight against corporate money in American elections. The highest court in Montana recently struck…
Montana Supreme Court upholds ban on corporate political spending
The Montana Supreme Court on Friday upheld a ban on corporate political expenditures in state elections, which came under fire after the U.S. Supreme Court’s controversial Citizens United ruling. The court held the 2010 decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission did not render the Montana ban unconstitutional, reversing…
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