Montana court rules against media in closed meeting case

HELENA (AP) — The chairman of a legislative committee who convened a meeting of a majority of the Republican members of the committee — but not a majority of the committee itself — did not violate Montana's open meeting laws when he barred the media from attending, the Montana Supreme Court has ruled.

The 6-1 ruling issued Tuesday upholds a July ruling by District Court Judge Mike Menahan, in which he said he was unwilling to redefine quorum as a "majority of a majority...