State of Montana ‘prolonged litigation,’ racked up unnecessary legal fees, order says

By: Keila Szpaller

Outlets: Daily Montanan

Published: April 14, 2026

Words: 714

Last Updated: 3 months, 2 weeks ago

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The State of Montana has been ordered to pay more than $500,000 to the ACLU of Montana and its legal team in a lawsuit to protect the rights of people who are transgender after the State of Montana repeatedly defied court orders, a judge said.

In an order granting the award, Yellowstone County District Court Judge Colette Davies said the State of Montana defied compliance with an earlier judge’s order, prolonged litigation unnecessarily, and “repetitively …

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