HELENA – Following the adjournment of the 68th Montana Legislature late Tuesday, Attorney General Austin Knudsen today commended lawmakers for prioritizing public safety and passing major legislation that will enhance the state Department of Justice’s ability to combat the rise [...]

Helena – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen and 18 other state attorneys general today called on JPMorgan Chase & Co. (Chase) to stop discriminating against customers due to their religious beliefs or political affiliations. In a letter to Chase CEO [...]

BOULDER, Mont. – Montana Highway Patrol (MHP) troopers made a major drug bust in Yellowstone County, seizing approximately 25 pounds of methamphetamine, Colonel Steve Lavin announced today. “The crisis at the southern border continues to impact Montana. More and more [...]

HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen joined 21 other state attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in defense of First Amendment protections for providers of goods and services, who cannot be compelled to express a particular viewpoint. The [...]

HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen today called on the Biden administration to extend its comment period on its proposed rule to force schools to allow boys to play on girls’ sports teams or lose federal funding from May [...]

HELENA  – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, in partnership with the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Rocky Mountain Field Division, hosted a Family Summit Wednesday in support of those who have lost loved ones to the drug poisoning and overdose epidemic. A dozen [...]

HELENA - In response to a motion filed by Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota today issued a preliminary injunction against the Biden administration’s Environmental Protection Agency from implementing its [...]

HELENA – Sixty-five new officers who will serve in 40 agencies across the state graduated Tuesday from the Montana Law Enforcement Academy (MLEA), which is part of the Montana Department of Justice. MLEA provides basic and advanced training for state, [...]

HELENA – The Montana Highway Patrol is partnering with Montana Buffalo Wild Wings restaurants across the state to raise funds that will help support Trooper Lewis Johnson’s recovery. On Wednesday, April 12, Montana Buffalo Wild Wings restaurants across the state will [...]

HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen led a coalition of 17 other state attorneys general calling on the United States Supreme Court to reverse a lower court’s decision giving officials license to stifle their political opponents’ protected speech by [...]