D. Montana
The federal trial court for its part of Montana. A federal challenge to a law usually starts here, and most orders blocking a new law are first issued at this level.
Where it sits
- Supreme CourtCan take any case below on a federal question. It hears very few.
- Ninth CircuitReviews this court’s decisions.
- D. Montana (this court)Federal district court
What it has decided
Latest decisions
Opinions filed most recently, newest first.
- Webster v. Psychiatric Med. Care, LLCMay 30, 2019
- Hernandez v. SkinnerMay 29, 2019
- WildEarth Guardians v. ChaoMay 23, 2019
- Wooten v. BNSF Ry. Co.Apr 23, 2019
- Citizens for Clean Energy v. U.S. Dep't of the InteriorApr 19, 2019
- 2-Bar Ranch Ltd. v. U.S. Forest Serv.Mar 26, 2019
- Upper Missouri Waterkeeper v. U.S. Envtl. Prot. Agency & Scott PruittMar 25, 2019
- Alliance for the Wild Rockies v. SavageMar 25, 2019
Opinions per year
2016 to 2026. This year so far is the dark bar.
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Most relied on
Its decisions from the last ten years that later opinions cite most.