Not In Our State Sexual Assault Summit 2015

Missoulian: Sexual assault prevention summit comes to University of Montana
Not In Our State Sexual Assault Summit 2015
“The summit brings together professionals, leaders and students from around the state to participate in an educational training program following best practices surrounding sexual violence. Montana universities and their surrounding communities are able to learn how to empower survivors of sexual violence and learn how to create a campus climate that is free from oppression. Attendees will learn how to provide a safe, supportive campus and community through education and primary prevention initiatives.”

Guantanamo Bay

Missoulian: House passes defense bill that still hampers closing Gitmo

H.R.2685 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016
(Sec. 8101) Prohibits funding to modify any United States facility (other than the facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba) to house any individual detained at Guantanamo.”

“(Sec. 8100) Prohibits funds from being used to transfer or release any individual detained at U.S. Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (Guantanamo) who is not a U.S. citizen or member of the Armed Force into the United States, its territories, or possessions.

Criminal Immigrant Arrests

Missoulian: Feds arrest 235 criminal immigrants in 4 western states

235 arrested in 4-state ICE operation targeting convicted criminals

Badger-Two Medicine/ Gerrymandering / False Internet Data

Missoulian:  Agriculture secretary: Cancel leases on sacred Badger-Two Medicine land
ACHP report
“The Badger-Two Medicine TCD is of premier importance to the Blackfeet Tribe in sustaining its religious and cultural traditions.”

Missoulian: US Supreme Court to hear law student's redistricting case
Docket: Shapiro v. Mack 

Missoulian: High court seems split in dispute over false Internet data
Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins- Argument transcription
“JUSTICE KAGAN: You know? If I mean, if 6 somebody did it to me I'd feel harmed.  And I think that if you went out on the street and you did a survey, most people would feel harmed. Most people would feel as though they had some interest that had been invaded. And Congress recognized that, thought it was a significant problem, passed a statute to deal with that problem.”

Federal Budget Deal/ Racisim in Jury Selection

Missoulian: Obama signs 2-year budget, debt deal before default deadline
Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015

Missoulian: Supreme Court troubled by DA's rejection of black jurors
14-8349 FOSTER V. CHATMAN
“In habeas proceedings, the defendant obtained the prosecution's notes from jury selection, which were previously withheld. The notes reflect that the prosecution (1) marked the name of each black prospective juror in green highlighter on four different copies of the jury list; (2) circled the word "BLACK'' next to the "Race" question on the juror questionnaires of five black prospective jurors; (3) identified three black prospective jurors as "B#1," "B#2," and "B#3"; (4) ranked the black prospective jurors against each other in case "it comes down to having to pick one of the black jurors;" and (5) created strike lists that contradict the "race-neutral" explanation provided by the prosecution for its strike of one of the black prospective jurors. The Georgia courts again declined to find a Batson violation.”

Oral arguments transcript