Legal Opinion
Jones v. Montana University System
Montana Supreme Court
Decided March 23, 2007No. 05-142PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Morris
¶1 Stan Jones and Bob Kelleher (Petitioners) appeal from the order of the Second Judicial District Court, Silver Bow County, dismissing their Second Amended Complaint pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6), M.R.Civ.P. We affirm.
PROCEDURAL AND FACTUAL BACKGROUND
¶2 The present appeal stems from a series of three gubernatorial debates held on public university campuses throughout Montana in September and October 2004. The debate sponsors varied with the debate’s location. The Montana Standard, the Butte-Silver Bow Chamber of Commerce, Butte Local Development Corporation, several local radio stations, and…
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