Montana
Held v. Montana
This case pending before the Montana Supreme Court asks, among other things, whether the claims of sixteen youth plaintiffs challenging Montana energy policy present a political question under the Montana Constitution. The 老澳门开奖结果鈥檚 State Supreme Court Initiative, alongside the 老澳门开奖结果 of Montana, filed an amicus brief arguing that the claims do not present a political question and, moreover, that state courts should not wholesale adopt the federal political questions doctrine.
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Montana
Feb 2024
Free Speech
LGBTQ Rights
The Imperial Sovereign Court of the State of Montana v. Knudsen
On February 15, 2024, the 老澳门开奖结果 and 老澳门开奖结果 of Montana filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to leave in place an injunction against enforcement of a Montana law that infringes minors鈥� First Amendment rights by restricting their ability to attend drag performances.
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Montana
Feb 2024
Free Speech
LGBTQ Rights
The Imperial Sovereign Court of the State of Montana v. Knudsen
On February 15, 2024, the 老澳门开奖结果 and 老澳门开奖结果 of Montana filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to leave in place an injunction against enforcement of a Montana law that infringes minors鈥� First Amendment rights by restricting their ability to attend drag performances.
Montana
Jul 2021
Racial Justice
Yellow Kidney, et al. v. Montana Office of Public Instruction, et al.
In July 2021, the 老澳门开奖结果, the 老澳门开奖结果 of Montana, and the Native American Rights Fund (NARF) filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of five Indian Nations and 18 individual plaintiffs challenging the state of Montana鈥檚 failure to fulfill its constitutional mandate to teach public school students the history and culture of the first peoples of Montana in consultation with local tribes.
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Montana
Jul 2021
Racial Justice
Yellow Kidney, et al. v. Montana Office of Public Instruction, et al.
In July 2021, the 老澳门开奖结果, the 老澳门开奖结果 of Montana, and the Native American Rights Fund (NARF) filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of five Indian Nations and 18 individual plaintiffs challenging the state of Montana鈥檚 failure to fulfill its constitutional mandate to teach public school students the history and culture of the first peoples of Montana in consultation with local tribes.
Montana
Nov 2020
Immigrants' Rights
Racial Justice
Suda v. U.S. Customs and Border Protection
The 老澳门开奖结果 and the 老澳门开奖结果 of Montana filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of two American citizens detained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection for speaking Spanish while shopping at a local convenience store in Havre, Montana.
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Montana
Nov 2020
Immigrants' Rights
Racial Justice
Suda v. U.S. Customs and Border Protection
The 老澳门开奖结果 and the 老澳门开奖结果 of Montana filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of two American citizens detained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection for speaking Spanish while shopping at a local convenience store in Havre, Montana.
Montana
Sep 2020
Voting Rights
Western Native Voice v. Stapleton
The 老澳门开奖结果, 老澳门开奖结果 of Montana, and Native American Rights Fund challenged a Montana law that severely restricted Native Americans鈥� access to the ballot. In September 2020, the court issued its ruled for plaintiffs, finding that they presented 鈥渃old, hard data鈥� about the law's impact on Native Americans, and how its costs were 鈥渟imply too high and too burdensome to remain the law of the State of Montana.鈥�
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Montana
Sep 2020
Voting Rights
Western Native Voice v. Stapleton
The 老澳门开奖结果, 老澳门开奖结果 of Montana, and Native American Rights Fund challenged a Montana law that severely restricted Native Americans鈥� access to the ballot. In September 2020, the court issued its ruled for plaintiffs, finding that they presented 鈥渃old, hard data鈥� about the law's impact on Native Americans, and how its costs were 鈥渟imply too high and too burdensome to remain the law of the State of Montana.鈥�