A five-justice Montana Supreme Court panel on Tuesday denied the Montana Democratic Party’s request that the court take over its case challenging the appointment of the Green Party’s U.S. Senate candidate,

A Green Party candidate for the U.S. Senate must be included on the state's ballot for the Nov. 5 election, the Montana's Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.

The Montana Supreme Court on Tuesday affirmed a lower court ruling which allowed the state’s Green Party Senate candidate to remain on the ballot in November, a blow to Democrats’ efforts to prevent what they expect could be a spoiler in the close race between incumbent Sen.

The Montana Supreme Court ruled that a third-party Senate candidate can remain on the November ballot, rejecting the state's Democratic Party lawsuit.