Department of Justice Press Releases
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen today issued an Attorney General’s Opinion (AGO) holding that felons placed in Warm Springs, the Montana State Hospital (MSH), for psychiatric treatment are prohibited from voting just as their counterparts serving prison sentences [...]
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen Tuesday led a coalition of seven attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in support of a lawsuit challenging a Biden-Harris administration rule that would allow illegal immigrants to remain where they are [...]
HELENA – A Montana man linked to a previously missing Arizona teenager pleaded guilty Monday in Hill County District Court to one count of sexual abuse of children after authorities found child sexual abuse material on his cell phone last [...]
BILLINGS – Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced today a Montana Department of Justice program to put life-saving opioid reversal kits in middle and high schools across Montana. The program builds on Attorney General Knudsen’s mission to combat the fentanyl crisis [...]
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen led a coalition of 24 attorneys general in demanding answers from the nation’s top asset managers to determine if they are neglecting their fiduciary duty to their clients. The letter sent Thursday to [...]
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen launched an investigation today into the large investment firm MSCI Inc. for their alleged boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) actions against Israel. Attorney General Knudsen is bringing the investigation under Montana’s Unfair Trade [...]
HELENA – Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced today a human trafficking course developed by the Montana Department of Justice to raise awareness and educate Montana students about human trafficking and online exploitation. The course, called “Enlightened,” was developed in coordination [...]
HELENA – The United States Supreme Court today blocked the Biden-Harris administration from enforcing its unlawful Title IX rule which puts the rights and safety of girls and young women at risk. In response, Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen released [...]
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen led a coalition of 21 attorneys general in demanding answers from online retailer Temu regarding their alleged ties with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), data collection and sharing practices, and possible violations of [...]
Attorney General Knudsen challenges Biden-Harris administration’s unlawful voter registration scheme
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen led a coalition of attorneys general in challenging the Biden-Harris administration’s unlawful voter registration scheme that turns federal agencies into voter registration organizations and puts the integrity of the country’s elections at risk. [...]