Press Releases

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Joint statement on preliminary injunction ruling in case challenging anti-transgender bathroom ban

Earlier today, a Missoula County District Court granted a preliminary injunction in Perkins v. State of Montana, blocking HB 121 during the lifetime of the case and allowing people to use restrooms and public facilities that align with their gender identity.

Montana Court Strikes Down Ban on Healthcare for Transgender Youth

A Montana Court struck down SB 99, granting Plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment in this case and holding that SB 99 violates the constitutional rights of transgender youth who are seeking gender-affirming care and the healthcare professionals who are providing that care.

Federal Court grants preliminary injunction protecting Montana State University students’ visa status

This preliminary injunction means that, for the duration of the case, the government cannot terminate the plaintiffs' student status, arrest them without due process, or deport them.

ACLU of MT files suit challenging Federal Government’s termination of student visas at Montana State University  

The ACLU of Montana filed suit on behalf of two Montana State University graduate students who had their F-1 student immigration status unlawfully and abruptly terminated by the Trump administration.
Issue Areas: Immigrants’ Rights

Montana Court Strikes Down Restrictions on Abortion Care for Medicaid Patients

Today’s ruling permanently blocks several laws restricting Medicaid patients’ access to abortion care, a win for Montanans
Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom

Yes, Montana, disenfranchising Native voters violates the law

Native voters in Montana again successfully defend their rights as U.S. Supreme Court declines to review Montana Supreme Court decision

Montana Court Blocks State from Refusing to Correct Sex Markers on Transgender People's Birth Certificates and Driver's Licenses

A Montana court granted a preliminary injunction preventing the State of Montana from enforcing policies that bar transgender people from obtaining accurate sex designations on their birth certificates and driver’s licenses.

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