Court orders state to pay more than $1.3M in attorneys’ fees in gender-affirming care case

By: Keila Szpaller

Outlets: Daily Montanan

Published: July 9, 2026

Words: 578

Last Updated: 1 week, 6 days ago

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A district court judge ordered the state of Montana to pay $1.3 million in attorneys’ fees and costs in a challenge to Senate Bill 99, deemed an unconstitutional ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors.

The ACLU of Montana, American Civil Liberties Union, Lambda Legal and Ashurst Perkins Coie sued the state of Montana on behalf of Phoebe Cross and won the case last year.

The order, issued Monday, means the State of …

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