Department of Justice Press Releases
Alaska and Florida join lawsuit against illegal cancelation of Keystone XL permit Total number of states suing Biden administration over Keystone now stands at 23 Recent pipeline crisis demonstrates need for more American energy infrastructure Two more state attorneys general [...]
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen and 20 other state attorneys general today called on the U.S. Senate to reject David Chipman’s confirmation as director of the Department of Justice’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), citing [...]
HELENA – Attorney General Austin Knudsen led an effort of 19 state attorneys general today calling on President Joe Biden to support additional energy infrastructure – including the Keystone XL pipeline – following the Colonial pipeline shutdown that caused price spikes, [...]
HELENA — Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen joined a bipartisan 13-state coalition in filing suit Wednesday to protect the well-established authority of states to lower taxes for their citizens from being violated by the “American Rescue Plan Act of 2021” [...]
Biden’s ‘America Last’ energy agenda picks up where Obama left off Leasing moratorium will cost hundreds of Montana jobs, millions in lost revenue Executive actions violate Mineral Leasing Act to detriment of Montanans HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, Louisiana [...]
Power to regulate foreign and interstate commerce belongs to Congress, not executive Biden does not have power to overturn permit granted by an Act of Congress Pipeline would create thousands of jobs, generate millions of dollars for Montana communities Montana [...]
HELENA – Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced today that the State of Montana has joined a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) over its dangerous immigration policy that halts nearly all deportations for 100 days, even for those [...]
HELENA – Montana’s Attorney General Austin Knudsen today called on President Biden and his administration to reverse its last-minute cancellation of Operation Talon. Operation Talon is a nationwide ICE operation that focuses on removing illegally present convicted sex offenders from [...]
Montana’s Attorney General Austin Knudsen led a coalition of 14 attorneys general today calling on President Joe Biden to reconsider his unilateral revocation of the 2019 Presidential Permit for the Keystone XL pipeline and advised him that states are reviewing [...]