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Justices probe legislative privilege in fight over subpoena for Sen. Keith Regier
Summary
At oral argument in DA25‑0187 intervenor counsel invoked Montana’s legislative privilege to oppose a subpoena for Senator Keith Regier, while plaintiffs argued narrow privilege and the public’s right to know; justices pressed on waiver, third‑party communications, and how privilege interacts with the right to know.
MONTANA COURTS — The court spent substantial time grappling with whether legislative privilege shields Senator Keith Regier from compelled testimony and document discovery about the drafting and motives behind Senate Bill 109.
"This court should affirm the district court's decision quashing the subpoena to Senator Regier for three reasons," Christian Corrigan, solicitor general appearing for intervenor Senator Keith Regier, told the court, stressing that Article 5 section 8 and the speech‑and‑debate tradition…
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