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Sep 6, 2023 · AG Austin Knudsen faces 41 counts of misconduct, decries complaint as ‘political stunt’. By: Keila Szpaller - September 6, 2023 10:06 am. Attorney General Austin Knudsen. (Provided by the Montana Attorney General’s Office for the Daily Montanan.) Attorney General Austin Knudsen is facing 41 counts of professional misconduct with a special ...
Sep 8, 2023 · Montana’s attorney ethics office earlier this week filed a formal complaint against Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, alleging across 41 counts that Knudsen and his attorneys violated the state’s rules of professional conduct during litigation over legislative subpoena powers. The complaint is dense and lengthy, and requires some ...
Sep 6, 2023 · The complaint called statements made by the attorney general’s office in court documents to be “contemptuous, undignified, discourteous, and/or disrespectful and constitute a knowing ...
Sep 5, 2023 · The complaint alleges 41 violations of the Montana Rules of Professional Conduct stemming from 2021 litigation about the Legislature’s ability to subpoena judicial documents that marked a high point in that conflict. Many of the counts focus on a letter from the late Chief Deputy Attorney General Kris Hansen to Justice Jim Rice — who acted ...
Nov 28, 2023 · Attorney General Austin Knudsen. (Provided by the Montana Attorney General’s Office for the Daily Montanan.) An attorney for Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen filed the answer to a 41-count ethics complaint on Monday, saying the counts should all be dismissed – in part because Knudsen was “zealously” representing the views of his ...
Sep 8, 2023 · The formal ethics complaint filed against Attorney General Austin Knudsen alleging he violated state rules of professional conduct is extraordinary in the number of allegations it contains and because it has reached this stage in the process, attorneys with longtime involvement in such cases said this week – but they assured no political games were afoot.
Sep 6, 2023 · Beacon file photo. The professional organization that investigates claims of attorney misconduct in Montana filed a complaint against Attorney General Austin Knudsen on Tuesday. The complaint ...
