State Supreme Court sides with judge in lawsuit by former Montana Freemen

State Supreme Court sides with judge in lawsuit by former Montana Freemen

A Montana Freemen alumnus cannot sue a Yellowstone County justice of the peace for blocking him from defending a friend in a criminal proceeding, the state Supreme Court has ruled. Justices ruled without dissent against Rodney Owen Skurdal on Wednesday in a case involving Yellowstone County Justice of the Peace Jeanne Walker. The high court said Walker’s actions were within the scope of her job and protected by judicial immunity. Many of the arg…