On behalf of the state of Montana, Attorney General Tim Fox is petitioning federal district court in Great Falls to intervene in a lawsuit that seeks to stop the Keystone XL Pipeline. Fox is asking the court to allow the state of Montana to enter...
Montana Attorney General Tim Fox issued the following statement praising President Donald Trump nomination of former Montana Solicitor General Lawrence VanDyke to the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals: “I brought Lawrence VanDyke onto my team when I first took office in 2013. I worked closely...
This week, the Supreme Court ordered an end to a lower-court injunction against President Trump's ban on asylum for anyone who attempts to enter the U.S. without first seeking protection in another country. Montana Attorney General Tim Fox and other state attorneys general had filed...
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers announced the repeal of the controversial 2015 "Waters of the U.S." rule, which dramatically expanded federal authority beyond traditional interpretations of the Clean Water Act. The EPA and Corps also announced the finalization of...
Montana Attorney General Tim Fox announced today that 50 state attorneys general are launching an investigation of technology giant Google’s business practices in accordance with state and federal antitrust laws. The bipartisan coalition will investigate Google’s overarching control of online advertising markets and search traffic that...
Montana Attorney General Tim Fox and 18 other states are defending the right of states to prohibit abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy, a crucial argument to protect the lives of unborn children and safeguard similar laws across the nation. The coalition’s brief leans upon a...
Attorney General Tim Fox joined a 16-state alliance urging the U.S. Supreme Court to review, and ultimately overturn, a ruling that halted construction of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, a decision that could unnecessarily block pipeline construction and impede economic growth nationwide. The coalition’s brief, filed Monday,...
Attorney General Tim Fox announced today that Montana and North Dakota petitioned the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration seeking to overturn a new Washington state law that that effectively prohibits Bakken crude oil. The petition argues that Washington’s new law is...
Lindsey Palmer, wife of Montana Highway Patrol Trooper Wade Palmer, has provided the following update on Wade’s condition: “Wade continues to make progress in his recovery. We returned to Salt Lake City on June 17 so he could undergo a cranioplasty procedure. The surgery went well...
This summer, many parts of Montana may face severe thunderstorms, hail, and flooding. Attorney General Tim Fox and his Office of Consumer Protection remind consumers to exercise caution while hiring contractors to repair damage to their homes. “Fly by night” contractors, or “storm chasers,” swarm...