Attorneys get fees from state after proving state discriminated against nonbinary residents

By: Darrell Ehrlick

Outlets: Daily Montanan

Published: April 9, 2026

Words: 347

Last Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago

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A Missoula judge has ordered the Montana Department of Justice and its Department of Motor Vehicles to pay more than $70,000 in total attorney’s fees to three different sets of attorneys, including the American Civil Liberties Union of Montana, because it won a case that showed the state was wrong by refusing to grant a driver’s license to a nonbinary resident.

In court, Missoula County District Judge Shane Vannatta said that the Montana Attorney General’s …

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