Montana Attorney General

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen sent letters on Tuesday to the heads of UPS and FedEx asking the companies to clarify their policies on shipping and tracking guns and gun parts.

Montana’s Department of Health and Human Services filed a petition asking the state Supreme Court to halt a district judge's ruling ordering the state health department to update gender markers on birth certificates.

Attorney General Austin Knudsen argues Montana’s abortion access is “inextricably linked” to the now overturned Roe v. Wade precedent. He first asked the Montana Supreme Court to overturn the state’s 1999 Armstrong precedent earlier this year.

A Lewis and Clark County district judge has ruled that Montana’s attorney general and secretary of state did their due diligence in vetting a proposed constitutional initiative that, if passed, would cap property taxes.

The case began as a dispute over power between Republican lawmakers and the state Supreme Court. Lawmakers accused the justices of misconduct and bias, and subpoenaed judicial records.

Montana’s attorney general has launched a civil investigation into the popular social media app TikTok for possible violation of the state’s consumer protection act. Attorney General Austin Knudsen says the app may be misrepresenting the dangers of the platform for teens.

Montana’s attorney general is asking the state Supreme Court to overturn a 23-year-old precedent of constitutional protection for access to abortion. The request is part of a court battle over abortion restrictions signed into law last year.

Montana has joined a lawsuit with nine other states suing the U.S. government over President Biden’s vaccine mandate for federal contract workers. Meanwhile, the Montana Nurses Association has filed to join a lawsuit against a state law that bans most employers from requiring vaccinations.