Report released on the horrific practices of Federal Indian Boarding Schools

The U.S. Department of Interior released its investigative report on the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative. This comes nearly a year after the department, under the leadership of Secretary Deb Haaland announced a comprehensive review
Issue Areas: Indigenous Justice

ACLU-MT Statement on Leaked SCOTUS Opinion Overturning Roe

The following statement was issued by ACLU of Montana Executive Director Caitlin Borgmann in response to the reporting of a leaked draft opinion from the Supreme Court of the United States in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.
Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom

Court Blocks Restrictive Birth Certificate Law That Violates Constitutional Rights of Transgender Montanans

Today a state district court granted a preliminary injunction in Marquez v. State of Montana, holding that a law passed by the 2021 Montana Legislature likely violates the constitutional rights of transgender Montanans.
Issue Areas: 2S-LGBTQIA+ Rights

Court Blocks Montana Laws That Restrict Native American Voting Rights

A Montana court blocked two state laws that hinder Native American participation in the state’s electoral process. 

Amicus Brief filed in Support of Privacy Rights

The ACLU of Montana, the National Women’s Law Center and the Center for Reproductive Rights filed an amicus brief in support of Planned Parenthood, in their case challenging four new laws attacking forced pregnancies.
Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom