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Akilah Maya Deernose, J.D. (she/her), will lead the organization as its next Executive Director
HELENA, Mont. — The American Civil Liberties Union of Montana. the law partners of Beck, Amsden, and Stalpes, and Mike Black, Esq. filed a lawsuit in state court today challenging the censure of State Representative Zooey Zephyr (HD 100).
On Tuesday, April 4, 2023, the Montana Eighth Judicial District Court issued a ruling from the bench in Yellow Kidney, et al. v. Montana Office of Public Instruction, et al denying the state's motion to dismiss the case.
The ACLU of Montana stands opposed to the passage of House Bill 614 by the Senate Judiciary Committee which would allow children as young as 12 to be prosecuted as adults in Montana.
Lambda Legal, the American Civil Liberties Union, and the American Civil Liberties Union of Montana are reassuring the transgender youth of Montana that they will take any necessary legal action against a proposed ban on their health care currently being considered by the state.