Appeal

The Cherokee Nation is planning to appeal a decision last week that struck down a law governing the adoptions of Native American children. The law, which was meant to keep the children within Native American families, was deemed unconstitutional by a federal judge in Texas...

The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear the case of convicted murderer Markus Kaarma, however, his attorneys believe there are other options available for their client.

An attorney is appealing a plan by U.S. immigration authorities to deport a Mexican man just months after he settled a lawsuit over claims that he was raped while previously in federal custody in a Montana jail.  The petition with the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals was filed Wednesday night on behalf of Audemio Ramirez, who was arrested earlier in the day...

An overwhelming majority of the Billings City Council has voted to appeal a $2.7 million judgment in favor of the city’s police officers for longevity pay.  The 9-1 vote in favor of the challenge included one abstention and one vote by Councilman Mike Yakawich against the appeal...