Know About DUIs
A DUI conviction can disrupt your life in more than one way, not the least of which is the stress is causes you and your family. Most people do not …
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Know Your Rights
You should know your constitutional and statutory rights regarding government investigations and prosecutions against you. Many people waive rights that would have protected them in a criminal case had they …
Read MoreMavericks of Law
What does an attorney do when he knows a judge will not rule in his favor on an issue but believes he is fighting for the right side of justice …
Read MoreGPS Tracking Requires Search Warrant
All criminal cases involve a search or seizure of property or person. Under the Fourth Amendment, United States Constitution, unreasonable searches and seizures are unlawful and evidence seized as a …
Read MoreEqual Protection and Partner Family and Member Assault
I was the first attorney in Montana to successfully argue that Montana’s Partner and Family Member Assault (PFMA) statute is unconstitutional based on Equal Protection grounds. That is, the PFMA …
Read MoreDisorderly Conduct and Race Speech
In City of Billings v. Nelson, 2014 MT 98, the Montana Supreme Court held that racial slurs alone can satisfy the criminal statute of disturbing the peace. Nelson was convicted …
Read MoreGovernment Bureaucracies and Civil Rights
Cliven Bundy, a rancher in Nevada, was raided by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) this month. Bundy didn’t pay cattle grazing fees to BLM and hasn’t since 1993. Why? …
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