HELENA – A U.S. District Court Judge issued a nationwide preliminary injunction today against President Biden’s vaccine mandate for federal contractors, which was set to take effect next month. Three of the federal government’s vaccine mandates are now enjoined in Montana. The order was issued in...
HELENA -- A U.S. District Court Judge granted Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen's request for a preliminary injunction against the COVID-19 CMS vaccine mandate, which was set to take effect Monday, December 6, 2021. The vaccine mandate is now stayed in Montana and all other...
AG Knudsen Taking Action to Stop the Biden COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates In the previous weeks and months, the Attorney General’s Office has received hundreds of calls and emails from Montanans with questions and concerns about the Biden administration’s illegal COVID-19 vaccine mandates. These mandates are unlawful. In...
HELENA - Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen issued legal guidance today on the status of the Biden administration’s federal vaccine mandate for federal contractors. Today’s guidance follows Attorney General Knudsen’s initial guidance issued earlier this month to help Montana workers understand their rights. Biden’s claims in...
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen asked federal courts to toss the meritless lawsuit attempting to overturn legal protections for Montanans from discrimination based on their vaccination status. The plaintiffs’ lawsuit argues they need and desire to discriminate against fellow Montanans, but they fail to meet...
HELENA – Montana Highway Patrol Sergeant Jerril M. Ren received an Honorable Mention award from the National Association of Police Organizations (NAPO) at their 28th annual TOP COPS Awards in Washington, D.C., on Friday, October 15. The awards are meant to honor law enforcement officers...
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HELENA - The Montana Highway Patrol commissioned 12 new troopers at a graduation ceremony held at the Civic Center in Helena on Thursday. Attorney General Austin Knudsen and MHP Colonel Steve Lavin addressed the graduates at the event before their badges were pinned and they were sworn in to their...
Attorney General Austin Knudsen issued the following statement regarding the White House's decision to withdraw the nomination of David Chipman to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF): "Since the day his nomination was announced, I have been fighting to ensure the anti-gun...
HELENA - As students across our state return to the classroom, Attorney General Austin Knudsen and the Montana Highway Patrol (MHP) are reminding motorists to follow all school bus and school zone traffic laws, including new laws going into effect this year. By simply following the...