Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2024-01-22 23:05:24.685394+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:21:35.463813
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01/22/2024

           IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA                              Case Number: DA 23-0575
                          Case No. 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; NATHANIAL
K., by and through his guardian Laura King; CLAIRE VLASES; RUBY D., by and
through her guardian Shane Doyle; LILLIAN D., by and through her guardian Shane
Doyle; TALEAH 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.

                                 _________________

      The Frontier Institute (“Institute”) has moved to file an amicus brief. Good
cause appearing,
      IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the motion is GRANTED. The Institute is
directed to file its brief no later than one week after the date Appellants are to file
their opening brief, which is currently set for Tuesday, February 13, 2024.

                                                                          Electronically signed by:
                                                                                Mike McGrath
                                                                   Chief Justice, Montana Supreme Court
                                                                              January 22 2024