Civil Forfeitures in Montana
The Institute for Liberty gives Montana a D+ grade for its civil forfeiture laws. This, of course, is not good. It summarizes Montana’s law this way: Montana has terrible civil …
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Criminal Defense is Not About Politics; It’s About Justice
by Tim Baldwin I recently joined the notable criminal defense law firm of Quatman & Quatman, PC in Whitefish, Montana. This is a tremendous and unique association of attorneys. Let …
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by Tim Baldwin I recently represented a Montana citizen whom the state government charged with felony stalking, which allegedly occurred between May 29, 2014 to July 3, 2014. He had …
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I am happy to announce that the Montana Office of Public Defender hired me as an assistant public defender in Region One. I am thrilled and honored to hold this …
My Work at the Office of Public Defender Read MoreGovernment Bureaucracies and Civil Rights
Cliven Bundy, a rancher in Nevada, was raided by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) this month. Bundy didn’t pay cattle grazing fees to BLM and hasn’t since 1993. Why? …
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