HELENA— State Auditor Matt Rosendale came from behind to defeat former Billings District Judge Russ Fagg Tuesday night in an often-bitter fight to win the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate. (more…) Continue Reading →
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Opinion: Attack ad on Fagg was insensitive, inaccurate
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I write this with hesitation, as I try to avoid wading into the dirty waters of election politics, but I believe I must. It distresses me when cases prosecuted by my office, that the people of this great community have trusted me to handle, are manipulated and sensationalized for political gain. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Opinion, Club for Growth, Russell Fagg, Scott Twito
GOP Senate candidates appear at Missoula forum
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Four Republicans vying to win Montana’s seat in the U.S. Senate praised President Donald Trump during a candidate forum in Missoula on Wednesday, and they made their case for being the conservative most likely to unseat incumbent Sen. Jon Tester this November. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: News, Al Olszewski, Jon Tester, Matt Rosendale, Russell Fagg, Senate race, Troy Downing
Fagg argues for God-inspired Constitution
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I have tried without much success to take an interest in the parboiled debate over Judge Russell Fagg’s so-called shadow campaign for the U.S. Senate. But my dutiful slog through Fagg’s defense of his actions in the Oct. 8 Billings Gazette screeched to a halt when I encountered this sentence: “Our constitution, divinely inspired, gives everyone the right to express their opinions.” (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Opinion, Ben Franklin, George Washington, James Madison, Russell Fagg
Suit says Fagg broke federal campaign finance laws
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The American Democracy Legal Fund has filed a federal complaint against Yellowstone County District Judge Russell Fagg, alleging that he violated federal campaign finance laws by campaigning for the U.S. Senate without filing for the seat. The complaint, filed with the Federal Election Commission, contends that while Fagg has not yet filed for office or resigned his seat from the bench, he has actively distributed campaign literature and launched a campaign website with a donation platform. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Montana, News, American Democracy Legal Fund, Federal Election Commission, Jon Tester, Russell Fagg
Prairie Lights: Should we just scrap judicial elections?
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Yellowstone County District Court Judge Russell Fagg, as you may know, has an occasional column, “Ask the Judge,” in the Billings Gazette. I wasn’t sure it would be appropriate for me to pose a question through the Gazette, so I called Fagg directly the other day and asked him why he was retiring from the bench this fall, roughly 15 months before his latest six-year term ends. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Prairie Lights, G. Todd Baugh, Gregory Todd, Ingrid Gustafson, Judicial Nomination Commission, Karla Gray, Mary Jane Knisely, Michael Moses
Marsy’s Law makes hash of constitution
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When a ballot initiative’s chief talking point is wrong in two different ways, it’s time to give it a closer look. Such were my thoughts when I started hearing radio ads for Constitutional Initiative 116, the so-called Marsy’s Law amendment to the Montana Constitution. The ads say it’s time to guarantee “equal rights for victims.”
Wrong. And wrong. People who create crime victims fall into two categories: those who have been convicted of a crime and those who have not. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Opinion, Henry Nicholas III, Marsy's Law, Russell Fagg, Steve Daines
At Your Service: Beautiful people, an upbeat message
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Word of Life Fellowship, 1737 King Ave. W.
Service: 10 a.m., Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014
Length of service: 1 hour, 8 minutes. Length of sermon: 26 minutes. I was a little nervous on my way to the Word of Life Fellowship. Continue Reading →
Filed under: At Your Service, Alex Chai, Russell Fagg, the Magi, Word if Life Fellowship
Ex-judge, censured over rape comments, to receive award
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Next month, less than a year after he was censured by the Montana Supreme Court for comments he made while sentencing a man who raped a 14-year-old girl, retired District Judge G. Todd Baugh will receive a lifetime achievement award from the Yellowstone Area Bar Association. Marian Bradley, president of the Montana chapter of the National Organization for Women, said there is “something absolutely wrong” with members of the local bar giving Baugh the award. (more…) Continue Reading →