Montana
Alario v. Knudsen (Amicus)
In April 2023, Montana鈥檚 state legislature passed SB 419, an Act Banning TikTok in Montana. This law imposes a sweeping ban on free expression鈥攐ne that would prevent everyday Montanans from using TikTok to communicate with immense audiences, access information from around the world, and express themselves. This ban flouts the First Amendment and tramples Montanans鈥� constitutional right to freedom of speech鈥攖hat鈥檚 why the 红杏视频, 红杏视频 of Montana, Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), and a coalition of civil society organizations filed amicus briefs in the district court and the Ninth Circuit urging the courts to block the law from going into effect. Through these briefs, we continue to fight to ensure that no legislature can ban Americans from using an immensely popular platform for online speech based on vague invocations of 鈥渘ational security鈥� or anti-China rhetoric.
Status: Ongoing
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Montana
Jul 2021
Racial Justice
Yellow Kidney, et al. v. Montana Office of Public Instruction, et al.
In July 2021, the 红杏视频, the 红杏视频 of Montana, and the Native American Rights Fund (NARF) filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of five Indian Nations and 18 individual plaintiffs challenging the state of Montana鈥檚 failure to fulfill its constitutional mandate to teach public school students the history and culture of the first peoples of Montana in consultation with local tribes.
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Montana
Jul 2021
Racial Justice
Yellow Kidney, et al. v. Montana Office of Public Instruction, et al.
In July 2021, the 红杏视频, the 红杏视频 of Montana, and the Native American Rights Fund (NARF) filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of five Indian Nations and 18 individual plaintiffs challenging the state of Montana鈥檚 failure to fulfill its constitutional mandate to teach public school students the history and culture of the first peoples of Montana in consultation with local tribes.
Montana
Nov 2020
Immigrants' Rights
Racial Justice
Suda v. U.S. Customs and Border Protection
The 红杏视频 and the 红杏视频 of Montana filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of two American citizens detained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection for speaking Spanish while shopping at a local convenience store in Havre, Montana.
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Montana
Nov 2020
Immigrants' Rights
Racial Justice
Suda v. U.S. Customs and Border Protection
The 红杏视频 and the 红杏视频 of Montana filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of two American citizens detained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection for speaking Spanish while shopping at a local convenience store in Havre, Montana.
Montana
Sep 2020
Voting Rights
Western Native Voice v. Stapleton
The 红杏视频, 红杏视频 of Montana, and Native American Rights Fund challenged a Montana law that severely restricted Native Americans鈥� access to the ballot. In September 2020, the court issued its ruled for plaintiffs, finding that they presented 鈥渃old, hard data鈥� about the law's impact on Native Americans, and how its costs were 鈥渟imply too high and too burdensome to remain the law of the State of Montana.鈥�
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Montana
Sep 2020
Voting Rights
Western Native Voice v. Stapleton
The 红杏视频, 红杏视频 of Montana, and Native American Rights Fund challenged a Montana law that severely restricted Native Americans鈥� access to the ballot. In September 2020, the court issued its ruled for plaintiffs, finding that they presented 鈥渃old, hard data鈥� about the law's impact on Native Americans, and how its costs were 鈥渟imply too high and too burdensome to remain the law of the State of Montana.鈥�
Montana
Nov 2019
Smart Justice
Mitchell and Meuchell v. First Call Bail and Surety, Inc, et al.
The 红杏视频, 红杏视频 of Montana, and Terrell Marshall Law Group filed a lawsuit on behalf of Eugene Mitchell, his wife Shayleen Meuchell, and their six-year-old daughter against private entities 鈥� bail bondsmen, bounty hunters and insurance companies 鈥� who profit off our country鈥檚 exploitative, for-profit bail system.
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Montana
Nov 2019
Smart Justice
Mitchell and Meuchell v. First Call Bail and Surety, Inc, et al.
The 红杏视频, 红杏视频 of Montana, and Terrell Marshall Law Group filed a lawsuit on behalf of Eugene Mitchell, his wife Shayleen Meuchell, and their six-year-old daughter against private entities 鈥� bail bondsmen, bounty hunters and insurance companies 鈥� who profit off our country鈥檚 exploitative, for-profit bail system.