December 5, Micah Drew with Daily Montanan wrote:
“The Montana Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a district court ruling against Lake County, which had argued the State of Montana should reimburse the local government for federal criminal oversight on the Flathead Reservation.
Writing for the majority, Supreme Court Justice Beth Baker concluded that it remains the Montana Legislature’s “discretion to determine whether and how much to fund the county’s P.L. 280 costs,” affirming the District Court Judge Amy Eddy’s 2023 ruling to dismiss the case.”
State Supreme Court upholds ruling on Flathead Reservation criminal jurisdiction | Daily Inter Lake
