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Bill O'Neil

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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Bill O'Neil

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    Bill O'Neil News Director Government & Politics New lawsuit filed over immigration arrests in Montana Bill O'Neil The plaintiffs are asking a judge to stop federal authorities from continuing to take people suspected of being in the country illegally into custody without first getting a warrant. Regional News Data center initiative off ballots in Butte, for the second time Bill O'Neil Initiative removed from ballots for a second time Data Centers on the ballot in Butte Bill O'Neil The Montana Su

  2. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Bill O'Neil

    New lawsuit filed over immigration arrests in Montana (opens the original)

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    Upper Seven Law, which represents the plaintiffs, first filed a complaint against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security last week. This week, they have asked for an order stopping such arrests. A federal judge recently ordered the release of dozens of people who were detained without warrants in immigration cases in Montana, pointing to earlier rulings that such arrests violate a non-citizen’s constitutional rights. The plaintiffs point to a number of such cases, citing the arrest of an 18-ye

  3. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Bill O'Neil

    Data center initiative off ballots in Butte, for the second time (opens the original)

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    An about face from the Montana Supreme Court, which has again removed an initiative from the ballot in Butte Silver Bow County. The judges vacated their ruling late Thursday, after learning some ballots had already gone out, and were returned without the initiative on them. In its ruling, the court said it would have never granted the injunction had it known ballots had been printed and already mailed. John Mayer with the Cottonwood Environmental Law Center, which represents the organizers of th

  4. Article · Sep 23, 2026 · Bill O'Neil

    Data Centers on the ballot in Butte (opens the original)

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    The ruling issued Tuesday afternoon puts the initiative back before voters in Butte Silver Bow County. If approved, it would require two-thirds of registered voters there to approve any new data centers. The question landed in the courts after the discovery of a new, earlier deadline for collecting signatures to place measures on the ballot in Montana. Organizers of the campaign were informed of the change after initially being told they had collected enough signatures to place the question on t

  5. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Bill O'Neil

    Judge rules against enforcing AI labeling in political mailer lawsuit (opens the original)

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    A federal judge in Helena has ruled a Montana law designed to curtail the use of AI generated images can not be enforced against a former state lawmaker and his political action committee. In issuing a preliminary injunction, U.S. District Judge Susan Watters says the law would likely violate the plaintiffs first amendment rights, pointing in part to carve outs for satire or parody. Dan Bartel and the conservative group “Accountability in State Government” filed suit against Montana Attorney Gen

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