Press Releases

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Jul 9, 2026

Court Awards Attorneys' Fees Following Victory Against Montana's Gender-Affirming Care Ban

Court Orders State to Pay More than $1.3 million in Attorneys' Fees Following Successful Challenge to Montana's Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Youth
May 11, 2026

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.
Apr 20, 2026

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.
Court Cases: Kalarchik et al. v. State of Montana et al.
Apr 1, 2026

Montana Supreme Court Keeps Abortion Clinic Restrictions Blocked

Montana’s high court cited likely violations to Montanans’ constitutional right to equal protection.
Mar 18, 2026

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

Court resoundingly denies State’s request to throw out lawsuit
Dec 17, 2025

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.
Issue Areas: Indigenous Justice, Voting Rights
Dec 4, 2025

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.
Aug 15, 2025

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