Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen filed a lawsuit today to stop a dangerous Biden administration immigration policy that drastically ties the hands of immigration officers, halting nearly all deportations – even for those convicted of crimes and when federal immigration courts have already ordered their...
In response to Missoula District Court Judge Shane Vannatta sentenced Jonathan Bertsch to four consecutive terms of life in prison without the possibility of parole, Montana Highway Patrol Colonel Steve Lavin issued the following statement: “The men and women of the Highway Patrol are glad to...
The Biden administration reversed course, suspending its implementation of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private employers after previously telling businesses they should proceed despite a court-ordered pause. A federal court order instructed OSHA to “take no steps to implement or...
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen is leading an 12-state lawsuit to stop the Biden administration’s overreaching “job or jab” COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers. The mandate threatens to further burden the health care sector and patient well-being in Montana, where a large...
Attorney General Austin Knudsen today urged the federal government to take further and more aggressive action to reduce illegal robocaller access to legitimate phone numbers, restricting their ability to shield their identities and exploit consumers’ trust. Attorney General Knudsen and 50 other attorneys general submitted formal...
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen filed a lawsuit today asking a federal court to immediately block the Biden administration’s newly released COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private employers. If allowed to take effect, the illegal mandate will harm Montana employers and employees who are already struggling. Attorney...
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen released the following statement regarding the Biden administration’s newly released Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) and interim final rule requiring businesses with more than 100 employees to enforce a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy: “If a president...
The Montana Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) will soon begin using a new, state-of-the-art 3D laser scanner to assist in crime scene investigations and fight increased crime in our state, Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced today. The evidence collected by the scanner...
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen and nine other state attorneys general filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration for imposing an illegal vaccine mandate on federal contractors and federally contracted employees. The lawsuit takes issue with the Biden Administration’s use of federal procurement statutes to...
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced today the appointment of Travis Spinder to head the Montana Department of Justice’s Forensic Science Division (FSD). Spinder had been serving as interim administrator since April 2021. Commonly referred to as the State Crime Lab, FSD houses the state’s forensic...