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Montana's Porn Age Verification Law Is Headed to Court

"Invoking the innocence of children is not...a magic incantation sufficient for legislatures to run roughshod over the First Amendment rights of adults."

Reason · Oct 23, 2024

Montana TikTok Ban Likely Violates First Amendment, Intrudes on Federal Foreign Affairs Power

Judge Donald Molloy's opinion Thursday in Alario v. Knudsen (D. Mont.) preliminarily enjoined Montana's ban on TikTok, which the state had defended largely on the theory that TikTok was owned by a Chinese corporation and "gathers significant information from its users, accessing data against their will to share with the…

Reason · Dec 2, 2023

TikTok ban struck down in Montana

The ban have seen Montana become the first US state to ban TikTok

The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2023

Federal judge shortens Montana's wolf trapping season to protect non-hibernating grizzly bears

A federal judge in Montana has significantly shortened the state's wolf trapping season to protect grizzly bears that have not yet begun hibernating from being injured by traps

The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2023

‘Your argument just confuses me’: judge questions Montana TikTok ban

Federal judge seems to side with ACLU and Electronic Frontier Foundation that ban is unenforceable and unconstitutional

The Guardian - US · Oct 12, 2023

Federal Judge Forbids Use of ChatGPT by Out-of-State Lawyers

The standard pro hac vice admission order by Judge Donald Molloy (D. Mont.) now appears to include the provision, Use of artificial intelligence automated drafting programs, such as Chat GPT, is prohibited. Pro hac vice admission is required for lawyers who aren't members of the court's bar (here, the U.S.…

Reason · Jun 29, 2023

Court Strikes Down Montana Law Requiring Notice to Candidates About Certain Political Ads

From today's decision in Montana Citizens for Right to Work v. Mangan, decided today by Judge Donald Molloy (D. Mont.): Montana's Clean Campaign Act … requires … political committees to contemporaneously provide a candidate with a copy of any campaign advertisement published within ten (10) days of an election if…

Reason · Jan 18, 2022