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Confusion Over Sovereign Immunity : What Is Article Ii, Section 18 About?, Anthony Johnstone Mar 2017

Confusion Over Sovereign Immunity : What Is Article Ii, Section 18 About?, Anthony Johnstone

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Sovereign and personal immunities are a complex inheritance of both constitutional and common law. Article II, Section 18 of the Montana Constitution concerns only one strand of sovereign immunity doctrine, the tort liability of the state. Although there may be good arguments in law and justice for abolition, federal and state courts have long established the sovereign and personal immunities that were untouched by the state constitutional waiver of tort liability immunity.


Uniform Law Commission: Group Adds 6 Acts For Montana To Consider, E. Edwin Eck Jan 2010

Uniform Law Commission: Group Adds 6 Acts For Montana To Consider, E. Edwin Eck

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This article reports on uniform acts proposed by the Uniform Law Commission at its annual meeting during the summer of 2010. The article then describes the qualifications required to serve as a Montana Uniform Law commissioner and how they are appointed. Next, the article explains the procedures for proposing new uniform acts. The article also reviews six specified acts that Montana's commissions identified as important for consideration: 1) Uniform Military & Overseas Voters Act; 2) Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act; 3) Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act; 4) Revised Uniform Principal & Income Act; 5) Uniform Collateral Consequences of Conviction …


Book Review: A Guide To The State Constitution, Stacey L. Gordon Jan 2003

Book Review: A Guide To The State Constitution, Stacey L. Gordon

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