Civil liberties groups say state Supreme Court wrongly decided free speech case

By: Darrell Ehrlick

Outlets: Daily Montanan

Published: March 7, 2026

Words: 973

Last Updated: 3 days, 18 hours ago

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The American Civil Liberties Union of Montana and the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression are asking the Montana Supreme Court to reconsider a 2003 decision as it relates to a current free speech case because they said it sets a dangerous precedent by placing addition hurdles for speech to get protection, contrary to the First Amendment rights found in both the state and federal constitutions.

The current case concerns Matthew Gordon Mayfield who allegedly …

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