Press Releases

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Montana Keeps Election Day Voter Registration

Court finds that Senate Bill 490 likely violates the right to vote and disenfranchises Indigenous voters living on rural reservations.

Montana Supreme Court Blocks Law Barring Transgender People from Updating Identity Documents

Transgender Montanans will continue to have access to accurate and usable identity documents while the case proceeds.

Montana Supreme Court Keeps Abortion Clinic Restrictions Blocked

Montana’s high court cited likely violations to Montanans’ constitutional right to equal protection.

Court Permits School Anti-2SLGBTQIA+ Censorship Lawsuit to Proceed

Court resoundingly denies State’s request to throw out lawsuit

County Updates Map so Chippewa Cree Votes Count

This settlement will provide Tribal citizens the opportunity to elect a representative of their choice to the Chouteau County Board of County Commissioners.

Montana Court Affirms that Gender Identity Discrimination Violates the Montana Human Rights Act

In a victory for equality, a court found that the Montana Constitution and state statutes prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex.

Lawsuit: Chouteau County, Montana Must Update Election System so Native Votes Count

This lawsuit challenges Chouteau County’s unfair, at-large voting system for the Board of County Commissioners

Lawsuit Filed Against New Law that Limits Indigenous Participation in Montana’s Electoral Process

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