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This is the 21st century of media technology, and Roger Clark of Clark & GoldbergRoger is the Joe Montana of the legal profession, a consummate pro. Joe Montana possessed an almost mystical calmness in the midst of chaos, especially with the game on the line in the fourth quarter. While others saw turmoil and danger after the snap, Montana saw order and opportunity. He was Joe Cool, the unflappable king of the comeback. Now, that description perfectly summarizes Roger's talent as a lawyer, ...

From greatfallstribune.com: Based on current trends, Montana is projected to have the nation's greatest growth in prison population over the next five years. Montana could house 41 percent more prisoners by 2011, according to a new report by the Pew...

billingsgazette.com: The Montana's lone court specifically for mentally ill people accused of crimes is now in full operation here, after a startup that began with initial funding in 2003. Without the Missoula Mental Health Court, many of the defendants who...

Susan Gallagher of the Associated Press reports that W.R. Grace & Co. agreed to pay $250 million toward asbestos clean-up in Libby, Montana. The full story is available online; here's a brief excerpt: More than 215 asbestos-related deaths in Libby...

The University of Montana School of Law will dedicate its new building today. The current building was constructed in 1961, and its last major renovation was in 1978. The $14.8 million addition adds nearly 46,000 square feet to the school's...

"Actors promote abolition of the death penalty," is Joe Menden's report in the Helena Independent Record. Actor Mike Farrell has many reasons for opposing the death penalty. His list is a familiar one to those who have ... of Cromwell's 1999 film "The Green Mile," a film about a wrongly convicted death row inmate Tuesday's event was organized by the Montana Abolition Coalition in support of Senate Bill 236, a bill to abolish the death penalty and replace it with a sentence of life without the ...

What do Dustin Hoffman, Joe Montana and Vanna White have in common? All have been plaintiffs in high-profile cases testing whether a person's right to profit from celebrity overcomes a First Amendment right to talk about them or do a parody about them. Joe Montana, the former San Francisco 49er quarterback, was thrown for a loss in a 1990s suit against a San Jose newspaper which reproduced, in poster form, actual newspaper pages containing his picture. Dustin Hoffman, too, ...

This week the CrimProf Blog spotlights University of Montana School of Law CrimProf Margaret "Peggy" Tonon Peggy Tonon is the Director for Student Affairs, Clinical Director, and a Clinical Supervisor. A graduate of Bates College and The University of Montana...

... who cheered. Simpson, who spent three nights in the Las Vegas jail, was freed about two hours after telling Justice of the Peace Joe Bonaventure Jr. he understood the charges, including first-degree kidnapping which carries the possibility of life in ... form of immunity by prosecutors. The memorabilia taken from the hotel room included football game balls signed by Simpson, Joe Montana lithographs, baseballs autographed by Pete Rose and Duke Snider and framed awards and plaques, together valued ...

... to agree to plead guilty to reduced charges in return for his testimony. He told Justice of the Peace Joe M. Bonaventure he will plead guilty to robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery. He could receive probation ... against the three men. He could receive probation or up to five years in prison. Authorities say memorabilia taken from the hotel room included football game balls signed by Simpson, Joe Montana lithographs, baseballs autographed by Pete Rose and Duke Snider, photos of Simpson with the ...