News & Commentary

The ACLU of Montana opposes CI-116 (“Marsy’s Law”) as unconstitutional and a massive impediment to the workings of the already overburdened criminal justice system in Montana.

Statement from Caitlin Borgmann, Executive Director of the ACLU of Montana:

On Sept. 13, the American Civil Liberties Union of Montana hosted a free, advance screening of Oliver Stone’s new film, “Snowden,” at the Myrna Loy Center in Helena. 

The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes’ Health Department on recently began providing an emergency over-the-counter contraception drug to any female, any age, without a prescription.

The ACLU of Montana is delighted to announce that it has hired SK Rossi as Director of Advocacy and Public Policy. Rossi, who started work on July 22, 2016, will be responsible for advancing the ACLU of Montana's civil liberties policy agenda before the state legislature, the executive branch, local government bodies, and administrative agencies, and will lead and collaborate on advocacy initiatives across the state, including the ACLU of Montana's new Racial Justice Project.

This week is the 5th anniversary of the date I joined the staff of ACLU of Montana to work for LGBT equality on the Fair is Fair Montana campaign.  In a moment of perfect synchronicity, this week will also be when I hand off my ACLU of Montana involvement in LGBTQ work to the incredible local staff.  But I won’t be completely gone from the work here as I move into working full time for the  Out for Freedom/ LGBT Project at ACLU’s national office.