Yesterday, the Montana Legislature and State Attorney General Austin Knudsen appealed a Montana Supreme Court decision to the U.S. Supreme Court, saying that state justices should have excused themselves from a ruling on legislative attempts to acquire internal court documents. This comes following their ruling that the lawmakers did not have ...
Montana Democratic Party Condemns Attorney General’s Involvement In Hospital Incident
Montana House Minority Leader Kim Abbott and Senate Minority Leader Jill Cohenour responded to a report Tuesday published by the Legislature’s special counsel regarding Attorney General Austin Knudsen’s involvement in a patient’s treatment at St. Peter’s Hospital in Helena. Abbott called the incident an example of public officials using their ...
AG Knudsen Challenges Incoming Immigration Policy
In a federal lawsuit filed Thursday, three state attorneys general including Montana’s Austin Knudsen argue that a Biden administration immigration policy set to go into effect November 29th violates federal law. Montana Arizona and Ohio are asking the court to declare the policy illegal and halt it from taking effect. It cites the importation...
AG Knudsen Files Suit Against Biden Administration
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen filed a lawsuit today asking a federal court to immediately block the Biden administration’s newly released COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private employers. It contends if allowed to take effect the mandate will harm Montana employers and employees who are already struggling. https://northernbroadcasting....
AG Knudsen Joins Lawsuit Targeting Federal Vaccine Mandate
Ten Republican state attorneys general including Montana’s Austin Knudsen have filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration for imposing a vaccine mandate on federal contractors and federally contracted employees. The plaintiffs argue is unconstitutional and an unlawful usurpation of states’ police powers and they seek to prevent the...
Council Requesting Attorney General To Submit Information Regarding St. Peter’s Health Incident
The Legislature’s special counsel sent the Montana Attorney General’s Office an initial request Thursday to turn over information by November 5th related to the office’s dispute with St. Peter’s Health in Helena. Earlier this month, the hospital said its doctors were harassed and threatened by three public officials aft...
Deputy Attorney General’s Involvement Confirmed In St. Peter’s Health Incident
Attorney General Austin Knudsen has confirmed Chief Deputy Attorney General Kristen Hansen was one of the public officials involved in an incident involving St. Peter’s Health in Helena earlier this month. Last week, the hospital issued a statement saying several of their providers and care team members were harassed and threatened by th...
Montana Democrats Call For Investigation For Attorney General
In a letter to legislative leadership Thursday, Montana Democrats requested the use of a newly created special counsel to investigate the Attorney General’s Office. They cited questions of impropriety and abuse of power surrounding a decision to dispatch a Montana Highway Patrol trooper to St. Peter’s hospital in Helena last week. ...
AG Knudsen Challenging Supreme Court Ruling On Abortion Laws
Attorney General Austin Knudsen is appealing a decision by Judge Michael Moses in the state Supreme Court. The Yellowstone County District Court Judge issued a preliminary injunction earlier this month that temporarily stops several laws from going into effect restricting abortion access. The order is in effect while a legal challenge is under...
Court Allows Challenge To Bill Addressing Voter Activity On College Campuses
A District Court judge has denied the state Attorney General’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit against a new multi-functional law saying the plaintiffs have proven their claims are worth hearing in court. It challenges Senate Bill 319 which was signed into law in May and prohibits groups from political activities on certain parts of college ...