BILLINGS – The Montana Department of Justice (MTDOJ) and Billings Police Department (BPD) are warning citizens of the increased presence of the synthetic opioid carfentanil in Yellowstone County. The Eastern Montana High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force recently seized a large amount of dangerous drugs trafficked into Montana from out of state following a tip| Montana Department of Justice
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen released the following statement after the United States District Court for the District of Montana dismissed Lighthiser v. Trump. Attorney General Knudsen intervened in the case earlier this year. “We’re pleased the rule of law prevailed today and that the judge agreed with our conclusion that he did [...]| Montana Department of Justice
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen led a 20-state coalition in supporting President Trump’s deployment of National Guard members to defend Portland against violent protests and support law enforcement in deporting illegal immigrants. The amicus brief filed Wednesday in State of Oregon and the City of Portland v. Trump, asks the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals [...]| Montana Department of Justice
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen led a coalition of 16 attorneys general in launching an investigation into major tech companies regarding their misleading and deceptive claims they are solely powered by renewable energy. In a letter sent Wednesday to Microsoft, Meta, Google, and Amazon executives, Attorney General Knudsen outlined his concerns with false [...]| Montana Department of Justice
HELENA – A Flathead County man was found guilty Friday on six counts of sexual intercourse without consent for sexually abusing three minor children from 2019 to 2021. Three survivors came forward alleging that Jami Leslie James, 50, sexually abused them at hockey camp. James, a former hockey coach, ran development skills camps across the [...]| Montana Department of Justice
HELENA –Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen filed the opening brief in William Trevor Case v. State of Montana ahead of oral arguments at the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) in October. The Attorney General’s Office will defend a Montana Supreme Court decision that law enforcement may enter a home without a search warrant| Montana Department of Justice
