Put Mike Black on the Montana Supreme Court -

This opinion is signed by retired Montana Supreme Court Justices James Nelson, William Leaphart, James Regnier, Terry Trieweiler and Mike Wheat.

https://helenair.com/opinion/columnists/put-mike-black-on-the-montana-supreme-court/article_c4e3da6b-522c-52c2-b7e2-61fdd6e03296.html

Excerpt:

Of the three individuals seeking election to Seat 5, attorney Mike Black is uniquely qualified.

Mike is a native, fourth generation Montanan, growing up in a blue-collar railroad family; he’s worked as a farmhand, janitor and dishwasher; he put himself through college and law school.

Mike has actively practiced law here since 1991, representing Montanans in every state and federal court in Montana, and in the U.S. Supreme Court. Mike served as Senior Assistant Attorney General and Civil Bureau Chief and litigated to protect Montanans’ constitutional rights. Mike consistently fights to increase Montanans’ ability to access justice.

Importantly, to preserve Montana’s election laws from the corrupting influence of partisanship and dark money -- which played a key role in the 2012 election of the present Seat 5 incumbent -- Mike vigorously litigated numerous cases involving these issues. He has litigated against individuals and dark money organizations which have -- and will continue to -- pump significant sums into judicial elections seeking to elect justices who will support their special interests and agenda and deprive Montanans of their fundamental rights, including their rights to uncorrupted, nonpartisan elections.

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