Former county attorneys file brief in support of Gallatin County Attorney

By: Jordan Hansen

Outlets: Daily Montanan

Published: July 7, 2026

Words: 444

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago

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Five former county attorneys and the American Civil Liberties Union have each filed a brief in support of Gallatin County Attorney Audrey Cromwell in a state Supreme Court battle against state Attorney General Austin Knudsen regarding sharing of confidential criminal justice information.

The disagreement centers on whether federal immigration agencies’ requests for information fall under state law, what process they should use to get that information and Knudsen’s takeover of the Gallatin County Attorney’s …

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