The Legal Program handles cases that involve infringements upon constitutional rights and civil liberties. We represent individuals or classes of individuals whose cases will either serve to create new precedent or will result in general system-wide reform in favor of protecting and defending civil liberties.
In other situations, we may not file a lawsuit, but may write letters calling for changes or reforms.
On May 21, 2014, the ACLU of Montana filed a federal lawsuit against the State of Montana on behalf of four same-sex couples seeking to marry or have their marriages recognized by the State. The lawsuit...
People with mental illnesses who are in the Montana State Prison do not receive constitutionally adequate care. Disability Rights Montana sued the Montana Department of Corrections to seek relief against...
The ACLU of Montana filed an amicus brief in this case challenging the legality of a legislative referendum seeking to do away with same-day voter registration in Montana. The challenge was based on the...
In January 2014, Wolf Point School District officials conceded voting districts challenged in August 2013 violate the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution. A...
