Justices uphold Montana law allowing gov to appoint judges
The building that houses the Montana Attorney General's Office and the state Supreme Court is seen in Helena in this file photo. (Eliza Wiley/Montana Free Press)
HELENA (AP) — The Montana Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of a new law allowing the governor to directly nominate judges to fill vacancies - giving Gov. Greg Gianforte and the Republican-controlled Legislature a win in the first of a series of challenges to laws passed by the 2021 Legislature...
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