Department of Justice Press Releases
HELENA – Attorney General Austin Knudsen issued the following statement after the lawsuit challenging Montana’s TikTok ban was jointly dismissed in U.S. District Court for the District of Montana today:“The Chinese Communist Party used TikTok to spy on Montanans. The [...]
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen led a coalition of 21 attorneys general urging the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to remove the biased climate science chapter from their reference manual used by judges across the country and [...]
HELENA – Submissions are open for the 2026 Montana Law Enforcement Appreciation Poster Contest, Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced today. Elementary school students throughout Montana are encouraged to participate in the fifth annual poster contest by submitting artwork which displays [...]
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen joined a coalition of 21 state attorneys general in supporting a Louisiana lawsuit challenging a Biden-era rule that expanded access to abortion drugs through mail and telehealth, that disregards states’ prerogatives to protect [...]
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen led a coalition of 19 attorneys general requesting the U.S. Department of Justice (USDOJ) investigate over 150 U.S.-based climate activist groups taking money from foreign entities to influence energy policy in the United [...]
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen led a coalition of attorneys general in urging the United States Department of Justice (USDOJ) to review the proposed merger between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern freight-railroad companies, which will stifle competition and [...]
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen led a coalition of 15 attorneys general in sending a letter to leaders of the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary today urging the confirmation of Robert Cekada as director of the Department [...]
HELENA – Attorney General Knudsen issued the following statement today regarding President Trump’s nomination of Katie Lane to serve as judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana: "It is an honor to congratulate Katie on her [...]
BILLINGS – The Montana Department of Justice (MTDOJ) and Billings Police Department (BPD) are warning citizens of the increased presence of the synthetic opioid carfentanil in Yellowstone County.The Eastern Montana High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force recently seized a [...]
HELENA – Attorney General Austin Knudsen and Governor Greg Gianforte today announced the Montana Department of Justice is launching an investigation into recent actions taken by local governments that may be in violation of Montana’s sanctuary city ban. The announcement [...]