Republican majorities and now super-majorities in both the Montana Senate and the Montana House of Representatives pushed through a number of laws that have been struck down as unconstitutional by Montana courts.
Republican Governor Gianforte welcomed the laws and signed them into law. Republican Attorney General and Republican Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen wasted taxpayer dollars unsuccessfully attempting to defend the laws in court. Below are links to articles that describe the debacles:
Montana Judge Declares 3 Laws Restricting Abortion Unconstitutional, Including a 20-Week Limit
Judge strikes down a trio of Montana abortion laws passed in ’21 as unconstitutional
Judge voids filing fee and legal review provisions of 2023 ballot initiative law
Montana Supreme Court declares 2021 voting laws unconstitutional
Group tells court Montana’s narrow definition of gender is unconstitutional (recently filed)
Montana Supreme Court agrees to rehear case centering on legislative rules, constitution
Montana judge temporarily blocks law banning gender-affirming medical care for minors
Montana’s First-In-The-Nation Ban on TikTok Blocked by Judge Who Says It’s Unconstitutional
Held v. Montana: A Win for Young Climate Advocates and What It Means for Future Litigation
Marquez v. State of Montana Senate Bill 280 woud have made it difficult, if not impossible, for transgender people born in Montana to correct the sex marker listed on their birth certificates.
So much for the majority party in the Montana legislature, the Rublican Party, being “the party of law and order.”