A Moment of Judicial Restraint
"By exercising restraint, the MTSC upheld the rule of law and the separation of powers, core principles of truly limited government."
Judicial Misadventure
"Time and again, the Court has stepped beyond its constitutional role and instead engaged in activities reserved to the more democratic branches of government: the legislature and the executive branch."
Frontier Institute Statement Following MTSC Decision In MAID v. Montana
“The Legislature’s statewide zoning reforms didn’t take away anyone’s rights—they restored the freedom to build homes on your own land. Today, the Montana Supreme Court agreed.”
Powers Struggle: Montana’s Judiciary & The Separation of Powers
"The Separation of Powers is a fundamental limitation on the power of government."
Montana’s Activist Supreme Court
"The Court should display fairness and stability and respect the constitutional prerogatives of the other branches of state government."
Leave Policy Making To Lawmakers
"It’s clear the proper place to address the multifarious issues raised by global climate change that concern the plaintiffs is within the democratic processes of our representative legislature — not the courts."
Unpacking MTLeg Judicial Proposals
To help our followers better understand these reforms and their current status, Frontier’s Tech & Innovation Policy Analyst, Chris Isaacs unpacks these reforms in his most recent column.
Judicial Watch: An Update Of The 2023 Judicial Reform Bills
"Many judicial reforms are focused on re-establishing the separation of powers through greater accountability and oversight of the judiciary."
Blind Justice: The Right To An Unbiased Judiciary
"Ultimately, the legislature, as representatives of the people, have a duty to act as a check on the government, ensuring standards necessary to guarantee the integrity and impartiality of the judiciary."
Who Watches the Watchmen? The State of Judicial Accountability in Montana
"Most concerning is the near complete lack of functional oversight and accountability by the Judicial Standards Commission (JSC), the official supervisory body for the judicial branch."
Much Ado About The Judiciary
"Ensuring the independence, impartiality and integrity of the judiciary should be a Montana issue, not a partisan issue."
Fresh Eyes: Wrongful Judicial Bias Harms Montanans
"As lawmakers look to strengthen the rights of Montanans, limiting the judiciary’s bias towards government could be a powerful way to ensure the courts err on the side of liberty by limiting the accumulated power of unelected regulators."
Unjust Takings: The State Of Regulatory Takings In Montana
"The government’s power to regulate must be limited to actions of genuine public concern, not the whims of NIMBYs or special interest groups seeking to use regulations to destroy whole industries."