New Class-Action Lawsuit Challenges Montana’s Refusal to Update Transgender People’s Birth Certificates & Driver’s Licenses

Two transgender women filed a class-action lawsuit against the State of Montana challenging policy that bars transgender people from correcting the sex designation on their birth certificates and makes it impossible for transgender Montanans to update the sex listed on their driver's license.

Students, Educators, Counselors, and Psychologists Challenge Law Intended to Erase Inclusive Instruction from Public Schools: “It just makes our lives harder and our schools worse.”

Students, Educators, Counselors, and Psychologists Challenge Law Intended to Erase Inclusive Instruction from Public Schools: “It just makes our lives harder and our schools worse.”

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

ACLU of Montana Announces Akilah Deernose as New Executive Director

Akilah Maya Deernose, J.D. (she/her), will lead the organization as its next Executive Director

Judge Rules Montana Students Will Have Their Day in Court

On Tuesday, April 4, 2023, the Montana Eighth Judicial District Court issued a ruling from the bench in Yellow Kidney, et al. v. Montana Office of Public Instruction, et al denying the state's motion to dismiss the case.
Issue Areas: Indigenous Justice

ACLU of Montana Staunchly Opposes Bill to Prosecute Youth as Young as 12 as Adults

The ACLU of Montana stands opposed to the passage of House Bill 614 by the Senate Judiciary Committee which would allow children as young as 12 to be prosecuted as adults in Montana.

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