Montana SupCo agrees media coalition can make case for accessing trial documents

By: Micah Drew

Outlets: Daily Montanan

Published: March 30, 2026

Words: 604

Last Updated: 4 months ago

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A coalition of Montana press outlets will be allowed to make its argument for unsealing court documents in the trial of a man’s alleged killing of four Anaconda residents last summer, following an order from the Montana Supreme Court.

The order, handed down last week by Chief Justice Cory Swanson and signed by four other justices, reverses a district court order that had denied the press’ request to take part in the lawsuit to …

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