A Message from the Executive Director

In case you missed it, our summer 2025 newsletter is now live! Enjoy this excerpt, and read the entire newsletter online.

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The ACLU of Montana summer newsletter is out now! ALSO: Take our supporter survey to help inform our work.

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Commemorating the long-delayed arrival of freedom this Juneteenth

"They existed. They existed. We can be. Be and be better. For they existed." – Maya Angelou

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Celebrating Indigenous Justice Victories

We are pleased to highlight the bills from the 2025 Montana legislative session that uplift Indigenous Justice being signed into law

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Provide solutions instead of criminalization

Today marks day 78 of the 2025 Montana legislative session.  As we move closer to sine die, or the final day of this legislative session, our team remains resolute in our work to stop bills that trample on the civil rights and liberties of Montanans— with a focus this week on House Bill 642. 

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We are Focused

April 4, 2025, marks day 66 of the Montana legislative session.  And what a few busy weeks it has been!

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This is our Legislature

Today marks day 55 of the Montana legislative session; we are now past the halfway point.

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Hitting the halfway point with gratitude!

Friday, March 7, marked the halfway point of the Montana legislative session, called "transmittal."

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Protect democracy under the Big Sky

Today marks day 36 of the Montana legislative session, and we are uplifting a few noteworthy bills that fall within our efforts to protect democracy and support Indigenous Justice.

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