City of Kalispell v. Doman
The Montana Supreme Court affirmed an obstruction conviction for a defendant arrested for failing to comply with police’s orders to move away from a traffic stop he was filming on his phone. The court found the defendant’s as-applied speech challenges to his conviction not preserved for appeal and not subject to review as plain error.
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State Court Oral Arguments to Watch for in October
Issues on the dockets include New York’s Voting Rights Act, investigations of gender-affirming care for minors, and Meta’s challenge to a disclosure law for political ads.