Article Summary – Three candidates are competing to replace retiring Montana Supreme Court Justice Dirk Sandefur: Flathead County District Court Judge Dan Wilson, 7th Judicial District Judge Katherine Bidegaray and former Republican lawmaker Jerry O’Neil. While the candidates are officially nonpartisan, the race is marked by the politics of constitutional
Article Summary – The Montana Supreme Court has ruled that New York’s broad protection of journalists to report on public affairs, known as the “fair report privilege,” supersedes Montana law in a lawsuit filed by Michael Goguen against the New York Post. Goguen, a Montana-based venture capitalist who was previously
Article Summary – Samsung Electronics is expected to receive a $6B federal grant from the US Commerce Department for expanding its chipmaking plants in America. The grant, part of the $28B set aside through the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 for manufacturers, would supplement Samsung’s previous US investments, including
TL/DR – U.S. lawmakers have passed a bill that would force Chinese company ByteDance to sell the popular app TikTok or face a ban in the United States. The move follows a failed attempt by former president Donald Trump in 2020 to force a sale of the app, which was
Article Summary – The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), aimed at lowering the financial burden on people and cutting federal spending on drugs, could significantly impact the market dynamics for biosimilar drugs. The Act introduces several provisions, including direct price negotiations with manufacturers and higher reimbursement for biosimilars in Medicare Part
Article Summary – The race to replace retiring Montana Supreme Court Justice Dirk Sandefur features two district court judges and a former Republican legislator who is not a member of the bar. The two judges vying for the seat are Flathead County District Court Judge Dan Wilson and 7th Judicial
