Court Cases

This case is on behalf of two Montana State University graduate students who had their F-1 student immigration status unlawfully and abruptly terminated by the Trump administration.

The Montana Supreme Court ruled that SB 99, a 2023 Montana law that categorically bans life-saving gender-affirming care for transgender youth, is unconstitutional under the Montana state constitution’s privacy clause.

The ACLU of Montana, the American Civil Liberties Union, and the Native American Rights Fund (NARF) filed a lawsuit challenging a new Montana law, (SB 490) that restricts Indigenous participation in the state’s electoral process.

Case Update, April 14, 2026: The Montana Supreme Court upheld a District Court order temporarily preventing the State of Montana from enforcing policies that bar transgender people from obtaining accurate sex designations on their birth certificates and driver’s licenses. This means that transgender Montanans will continue to have access to accurate and usable identity documents while the case proceeds.

Case Update: Thursday, April 9, 2026. A Montana District Court ordered that the Montana Department of Justice pay petitioners $73,371.13 in attorney fees and costs.

UPDATE: On April 7, 2026, a Montana District Court has awarded plaintiffs $517,176.83 in attorneys' fees and costs. Click here for a PDF of the ruling.