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- FILE Judge Kathy Seeley listens to arguments during a status hearing for Held vs. Montana in the Lewis and Clark County Courthouse in Helena, Mont., on Friday, May 12, 2023. Seeley dismissed part of the lawsuit filed by young people challenging the state's energy policy after the Legislature repealed it. However, she said a trial is still needed to decide if the rules by which the state evaluates fossil fuel development are constitutional because they don't allow consideration of the effect of greenhouse gases. The scheduled two-week trial is set to start on June 12, 2023.(Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP)
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Montana youth climate trial to move forward next month with narrowed scope
By AMY BETH HANSON - Associated Press
Thu,05/25/23-1:47PM , 249 Reads
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The first youth climate change lawsuit in the U.S.
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- Scenes from a drag show at the state capitol held in protest to a slate of bills aimed at how trans Montanans live on Thursday, April 13, 2023, in Helena, Mont. Montana has become the first state to specifically ban people dressed in drag from reading books to children at public schools and libraries. The law took effect immediately after Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte signed the bill on Monday, May 22, 2023. (Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP)
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Montana first to ban people dressed in drag from reading to children in schools, libraries
By AMY BETH HANSON - Associated Press
Tue,05/23/23-5:08PM , 291 Reads
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana has become the first state to specifically ban people dressed in drag from reading books to children at public schools and libraries, part of a host of legislation aimed at the rights the LGBTQ+ community in Montana and other states.
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- The icon for the video sharing TikTok app is seen on a smartphone, Feb. 28, 2023, in Marple Township, Pa. TikTok, Inc., filed a lawsuit Monday, May 22, 2023, seeking to overturn Montana's first-in-the-nation ban on the video sharing app, arguing the law is an unconstitutional violation of free speech rights and is based on “unfounded speculation” that the Chinese government could access users' data. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
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TikTok files lawsuit to overturn Montana's 1st-in-nation ban on the video sharing app
By AMY BETH HANSON - Associated Press
Mon,05/22/23-3:57PM , 489 Reads
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Social media company TikTok Inc.
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- Montana state Rep. Zooey Zephyr, D-Missoula, alone on the House floor stands in protest as demonstrators are arrested in the House gallery, Monday, April 24, 2023, at the state Capitol in Helena, Mont. Montana's Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte signed a bill Friday, April 28, to ban gender-affirming medical care for young transgender people — the battle over which ended with the removal of a transgender lawmaker from the House floor. (Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP, File)
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Montana latest to ban gender-affirming care for trans minors
By AMY BETH HANSON - Associated Press
Fri,04/28/23-5:00PM , 453 Reads
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana became the latest state to ban or restrict gender-affirming medical care for transgender kids Friday when its Republican governor signed legislation that exiled transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr told fellow lawmakers would leave “blood” on their hands.
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