The Legal Program handles cases that involve infringements upon constitutional rights and civil liberties. We represent individuals or classes of individuals whose cases will either serve to create new precedent or will result in general system-wide reform in favor of protecting and defending civil liberties.
In other situations, we may not file a lawsuit, but may write letters calling for changes or reforms.
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Jul 22, 2021
Yellow Kidney, et al. v Montana Office of Public Instruction, et al.
Indigenous Justice
Status: Filed
The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Montana, and the Native American Rights Fund filed a class-action lawsuit today on behalf of five Indian nations and 18...
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Jul 16, 2021
Marquez v. State of Montana
LGBTQ Rights
Status: Filed
Amelia Marquez, a transgender woman, and John Doe a transgender man filed a lawsuit challenging a new law that makes it difficult, if not impossible, to correct the sex designation on their birth...
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May 17, 2021
Western Native Voice v. Jacobsen
Indigenous Justice
Status: Victory!
The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Montana, and Native American Rights Fund (NARF) will challenge two new Montana laws that hinder Native American participation in the state’s electoral process....
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Mar 26, 2021
State of Arizona, et al. vs United States Department of Homeland Security, et al.
Pondera County, located in the southern half of the Blackfeet Nation, refused to offer a satellite in-person voting site on the reservation. The County offered in person only voting between 60 to 80 miles...
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Oct 6, 2020
Montana v. Morris
Free Speech
Status: Active
Ryan Morris and Troy Nelson falsely claimed in front of Cascade County District Judge Greg Pinski that they were Veterans. Judge Pinski sentenced Morris and Nelson to stand at the Montana Veterans Memorial...