Our Work

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  • Class action on behalf of pretrial defendants who are regularly charged exorbitant fees for pretrial pre-conviction services.

  • Class action on behalf of Montana businesses challenging the Secretary's policy not to notify overcharged businesses and to require refund requests in writing.

  • Challenge to three voter suppression laws that burden the constitutional right of suffrage to the special detriment of youth voters.

  • Right to Know challenge to Governor's assertion of privilege over documents analyzing the implications of laws before the Montana Legislature.

  • Class action on behalf of inmates challenging inhumane and unconstitutional conditions of confinement at the Lake County Jail.

  • Federal Administrative Procedure Act challenge, arguing that a fine levied against Johnson is unauthorized by statute and violates the U.S. Constitution's Excessive Fines Clause

  • Amici curiae brief to the Supreme Court, arguing that rights secured under the laws of the United States should remain enforceable under Section 1983.

  • Challenging HB 379—which allows sex discrimination in insurance rating—under Montana’s Equal Protection Clause and constitutional prohibition on special legislation.

  • Right to Know challenge of a denied public records request for materials related to the hiring of Mike Randol as the Medicaid and Health Services Executive Director

Prevailed on the merits: