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REPRODUCTIVE ISSUES
Planned Parenthood of Montana v. State of Montana

CDV-2023-231 | Montana state trial court

Filed Date: April 10, 2023

Case Ongoing

On April 10, 2023, Planned Parenthood of Montana and its Chief Medical Officer brought this lawsuit in a state trial court against the State of Montana to raise a pre-enforcement challenge against HB 721. The bill in question was passed by the Montana legislature and if in effect, it would ban dilation and evacuation, the most common and safest method for second-trimester abortions. If signed into law, HB 721 would subject providers to harsh penalties, including fines of up to $50,000 and 5-10 …
JAIL CONDITIONS
Blackcrow v. Lake County Montana

9:21-cv-00097 | U.S. District Court for the District of Montana

Filed Date: Sept. 3, 2021

Case Ongoing

This is a case about conditions of confinement in the Lake County Jail in Montana. The plaintiff, an incarcerated individual, filed this suit on September 3, 2021, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana against Lake County, the Lake County Sheriff, and ten individual law enforcement officers. The plaintiff alleged that he was denied medical care and subjected to unsanitary and unsafe conditions in the jail in violation of the Eighth Amendment. The plaintiff further asserted a Fo…
REPRODUCTIVE ISSUES
Armstrong v. State

BDV 97-627 | Montana state trial court

Filed Date: Dec. 28, 1997

Case Ongoing

In the Fall of 1997, the Center of Reproductive Rights filed a lawsuit to challenge a Montana state law that restricted the performance of abortions to licensed physicians. This was brought in Montana state court after a failed attempt to block the law in federal court in Armstrong v. Mazurek. Here, Plaintiffs argued that the law violated the Montana Constitution’s provisions regarding privacy, due process, and equal protection of the laws.  Judge Jeffrey Sherlock granted the injunction in dist…
REPRODUCTIVE ISSUES
Weems v. Montana

ADV-2018-73 | Montana state trial court

Filed Date: Jan. 30, 2018

Case Ongoing

This is a case about abortion rights in Montana. On January 30, 2018, a nurse practitioner and a nurse midwife in Montana filed this suit in the Montana First Judicial District Court. The plaintiffs sued the state of Montana, alleging that state laws that allowed only physicians and physician assistants to perform abortions violated the state Constitution. The plaintiffs were represented by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Reproductive Rights. They sought a declaratory judg…
EDUCATION
Cole v. Montana University System

9:21-cv-00088 | U.S. District Court for the District of Montana

Filed Date: Aug. 4, 2021

Case Ongoing

This is an ongoing Title IX case about the unequal treatment of women employed within the Montana University System (MUS) and specifically at the University of Montana-Missoula (UM). Since Title IX passed in 1972, MUS and UM, despite adopting facially non-discriminatory policies, allegedly fostered a “good ol’ boys club” culture favoring male athletes and employees while excluding women from the same opportunities. In 2013, the U.S. Department of Justice found that UM violated Title IX and fail…
REPRODUCTIVE ISSUES
Armstrong v. Mazurek

4:95-cv-00083 | U.S. District Court for the District of Montana

Filed Date: July 31, 1995

Closed Date: Jan. 15, 1998

In 1995, the Montana Legislature passed a law restricting the performance of abortions to licensed physicians. The new law effectively overturned a previous state law, in effect since the early 1970s, which had been interpreted to allow physician assistants to perform abortions under the supervision of a physician. On July 31, 1995, a physician assistant who provided abortions and other medical professionals challenged the law in the United States District Court for the District of Montana, cla…
ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
Donald J. Trump for President v. Bullock

6:20-cv-00066 | U.S. District Court for the District of Montana

Filed Date: Sept. 2, 2020

Closed Date: Sept. 30, 2020

This is a case about mail-in voting during the 2020 general election. On August 6, 2020, the Governor of Montana issued a directive which would allow universal vote-by-mail in the state by sending each registered voter a mail-in absentee ballot. Unlike many other voting rights cases, here the plaintiffs wished to restrict access to the ballot. On September 2, 2020, the Trump Presidential Campaign, the National Republican Senatorial Committee, and the Montana Republican State Central Committee s…
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OTHER)
Evenson-Childs v. Ravalli County Sheriff's Office

9:21-cv-00089 | U.S. District Court for the District of Montana

Filed Date: Aug. 9, 2021

Case Ongoing

Plaintiff, a homeless resident of the state of Montana, filed this putative class action against Ravalli County Sheriff’s Office on August 9, 2021 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana. She challenged the Office’s practice of charging pre-trial arrestees released on bail for various forms of pre-trial supervision, such as ankle monitors and breathalyzers, and of requiring pre-trial arrestees to sign a contract stating that they can be criminally charged with felony theft and c…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Disability Rights Montana v. Batista

2:15-cv-00022 | U.S. District Court for the District of Montana

Filed Date: May 15, 2015

Case Ongoing

This case arose out of litigation in a similar case, Disability Rights Montana v. Opper. For more information, see Opper's Clearinghouse page here.On May 15, 2015, Disability Rights Montana filed a lawsuit against the Director and Warden of the Montana Department of Corrections in their official capacities. Both of these defendants had been named as defendants in the original complaint filed in Disability Rights Montana v. Opper. In the amended complaint, the plaintiffs alleged that the defenda…
ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
Western Native Voice v. Stapleton

DV-2020-0377 | Montana state trial court

Filed Date: March 12, 2020

Closed Date: Oct. 15, 2020

On March 12, 2020, Western Native Voice, Montana Native Vote, and multiple Native American tribes filed this lawsuit in the Thirteenth Judicial District Court of Montana seeking to invalidate the Montana Ballot Interference Prevention Act (BIPA). The plaintiffs, represented by the ACLU of Montana and the Native American Rights Fund, sued the Montana Secretary of State, Attorney General, and Commissioner of Political Practices. They sought attorneys' fees and declaratory and injunctive relief ba…