Montana Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Families & Doctors, Blocks Ban on Healthcare for Transgender Youth

The Montana Supreme Court ruled that SB 99, a 2023 Montana law that categorically bans life-saving gender-affirming care for transgender youth, is unconstitutional under the Montana state constitution’s privacy clause.
Issue Areas: 2S-LGBTQIA+ Rights

SB 458, Which Sought To Restrictively Define “Sex”, Found To Violate Montana State Constitution Because It Didn’t Clearly Define “Sex” In The Bill Title

A Missoula District Court granted Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment in Reagor v. State and struck down Senate Bill 458 as unconstitutional. SB 458 sought to erase 2S-LGBTQIA+ Montanans from dozens of sections of the Montana Code.
Issue Areas: 2S-LGBTQIA+ Rights

ACLU of Montana Challenges SB 458, Bill Defining Sex, As Both “Foolish and Discriminatory”

We filed a Complaint challenging a new law that seeks to erase 2S-LGBTQIA+ Montanans from dozens of sections of the Montana Code.
Issue Areas: 2S-LGBTQIA+ Rights

Advocates to Take Legal Action in Defense of Transgender Youth 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.
Issue Areas: 2S-LGBTQIA+ Rights

ACLU of Montana, ACLU, and Nixon Peabody LLP Statement on Motion for Civil Contempt in Birth Certificate Case

The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, the ACLU of Montana Foundation, and Nixon Peabody LLP have released the following statement after filing a civil contempt motion on behalf of Plaintiffs in Marquez v. State of Montana. 
Issue Areas: 2S-LGBTQIA+ Rights

Montana Supreme Court Issues Order related to the Marquez Case

The Montana Supreme Court issued an order today on the State’s Petition for Supervisory Control in the Marquez v. State of Montana case.
Issue Areas: 2S-LGBTQIA+ Rights

Judge Blocks Montana’s Effort to Restrict Sex Marker Updates on Birth Certificates

A Montana judge ruled today the state may not prevent transgender people from updating their birth certificates while the case challenging the constitutionality of SB 280 proceeds.
Issue Areas: 2S-LGBTQIA+ Rights

ACLU of Montana’s Statement on Governor Gianforte’s Attack on Trans Students

In the latest attempt to attack trans students, Governor Gianforte signed on to a letter with 14 other Governors urging President Biden not to make changes to the Title IX regulations.
Issue Areas: 2S-LGBTQIA+ Rights