Department of Justice Press Releases
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, along with 15 other attorneys general, filed a lawsuit Thursday against the Biden administration’s ban on new liquified natural gas (LNG) exports. In January, President Biden and the Department of Energy halted all [...]
Attorney General Knudsen urges Biden administration to stop Iran’s access to money funding terrorism
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen and 11 other state attorneys general urged President Biden to stop giving Iran access to funds that are helping the country financially support terrorism efforts. In a letter sent to President Biden Wednesday, [...]
HELENA — Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, along with 23 other attorneys general, filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the Biden administration’s new air quality rule that would significantly impact state economies and raise energy costs for Montana manufacturers, utilities, and [...]
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen joined attorneys general from 11 states in urging the Biden administration’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to stop prioritizing “diversity” over safety and expertise in hiring practices. In a letter sent Wednesday to FAA [...]
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen joined a coalition of 15 attorneys general in opposition to the United States Senate’s “border bill” that will fail to solve the crises at the southern border. The bill was proposed after negotiations with the Biden White [...]
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen led a coalition of 13 attorneys general in demanding the Biden administration stop attempts to sidestep Congress by giving the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) the sweeping authority to prepare and file tax returns [...]
HELENA - Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen filed a lawsuit Wednesday asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to declare President Biden’s new Clean Air Act rule, which will reduce states' discretion on how to best [...]
HELENA — Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen asked a district court Friday to block the Biden administration’s unlawful greenhouse gas emissions rule while litigation proceeds. The rule would require states to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles on its roadways [...]
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen testified Wednesday at a U.S. House of Representatives impeachment hearing against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. During the House Committee on Homeland Security hearing, entitled “Havoc in the Heartland: How Secretary [...]
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen led a coalition of 19 attorneys general in sending a comment letter Friday opposing the Biden administration’s “Business Diversity Principles” proposal which promotes illicit racial discrimination and anti-American principles. The Department of Commerce [...]
