Department of Justice Press Releases
BOZEMAN — In response to increased demand and to further support customers in the Bozeman area, Montana’s Motor Vehicle Division (MVD) will offer a week-long mobile licensing event at the Gallatin County Fairgrounds Monday, Sept. 12 through Friday, Sept. 16. [...]
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen today announced that Montana will receive at least $6.1 million under an agreement in principle between JUUL Labs resolving a multi-state investigation into the e-cigarette manufacturer’s marketing and sales practices. In addition to the financial [...]
HELENA – A federal judge today granted Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen’s request to intervene in the case Dakota Resource Council v. U.S. Department of Interior which threatens oil and gas lease sales on federal land. Oklahoma, Utah, and Wyoming [...]
THOMPSON FALLS – A Hot Springs man was sentenced Tuesday to 80 years in Montana State Prison with no time suspended for deliberate homicide by Sanders County District Judge John W. Larson. A jury convicted Aaron Eugene McLaughlin in June [...]
HELENA – As communities around the state continue to reel from drug overdoses, Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen is encouraging residents to remember those who have been lost from drug overdose and acknowledge the grief felt by their families and [...]
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen today asked a federal board to overturn the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) decision to grant a permit change allowing bison grazing in Phillips County. The permit is a part of the American [...]
HELENA – More than three dozen leaders from law enforcement, criminal prosecution, advocacy groups, public health, and private industry leaders came together today in Helena to discuss efforts and effective strategies to combat human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation in [...]
TETON COUNTY – The Montana Department of Justice recognized the Teton County Search and Rescue Unit and Fairfield Volunteer Fire Department Thursday for their support to law enforcement during the homicide investigation into Erin Holcomb. Holcomb was found guilty earlier [...]
HELENA – Attorney General Austin Knudsen and the Montana Highway Patrol (MHP) are reminding motorists to follow all school bus and school zone traffic laws as students return to the classroom. By simply following the law and taking necessary precautions, [...]
HELENA – A federal judge today issued a permanent injunction against President Biden’s so-called “pause” on federal oil and gas leasing and drilling permits in 13 plaintiff states, including Montana, agreeing with Attorney General Austin Knudsen that the policy violated the Mineral [...]