Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2024-03-21 23:06:17.373958+00
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03/21/2024

            IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA
                                                                                       Case Number: DA 23-0575

                                      DA 23-0575
                                   _________________

 RIKKI HELD; LANDER B., by and through his
 guardian Sara Busse; BADGE B., by and through
 his guardian Sara Busse; SARIEL SANDOVAL;
 KIAN T., by and through his guardian Todd
 Tanner; GEORGIANNA FISCHER; KATHRYN
 GRACE GIBSON-SNYDER; EVA L., by and
 through her guardian Mark Lighthiser; MIKA K.,
 by and through his guardian Rachel Kantor;
 OLIVIA VESOVICH; JEFFREY K., by and
 through his guardian Laura King; NATHANIEL
 K., by and through his guardian Laura King;
 CLAIRE VLASES; RUBY D., by and through her
 guardian Shane Doyle; LILIAN D., by and through
 her guardian Shane Doyle; TALEAH
                                                                  ORDER
 HERNÁNDEZ,

              Plaintiffs and Appellees,

       v.

 STATE OF MONTANA, GOVERNOR GREG
 GIANFORTE, MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF
 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, MONTANA
 DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
 AND CONSERVATION, and MONTANA
 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION,

              Defendants and Appellants.
                                _________________

      Counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union of Montana and The American
Civil Liberties Union have filed a motion to file an amicus brief in the captioned matter.
Having considered the motion and good cause appearing,
      IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the motion is GRANTED. Amici are granted leave
to file an amicus brief on or before March 22, 2024.

                                                                            Electronically signed by:
                                                                                  Mike McGrath
                                                                     Chief Justice, Montana Supreme Court
                                                                                 March 21 2024