Press Releases

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Montana Court Blocks New Restrictions on Abortion Clinics

The new restrictions were set to take effect later this month and would have forced multiple clinics to close or stop providing abortion care.

ACLU of Montana Statement on Abortion Rights Amendment and State Supreme Court Elections

Voters elected Judge Katherine Bidegaray, who has committed to protect important rights in the Montana Constitution, in addition to passing CI-128, a ballot initiative that will enshrine protections for reproductive freedom in the state constitution.
Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom

In Win For Montanans, Montana Supreme Court Keeps Abortion Restrictions Blocked While Cases Proceed

This ruling prevents bans on forms of procedural and medication abortions and restrictions on Medicaid patients’ access to abortions from taking effect.
Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom

Abortion Providers ask Montana Court to Block New Restrictions on Clinics

The new rules are scheduled to take effect in November, 2024, and would make abortion harder to provide and access in Montana
Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom

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

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