Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2023-08-16 19:07:11.487541+00
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08/16/2023

           IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA
                                                                                        Case Number: DA 22-0586

                                      DA 22-0586
                                   _________________

STEVE BARRETT, ROBERT KNIGHT;
MONTANA FEDERATION OF PUBLIC
EMPLOYEES; DR. LAWRENCE PETTIT;
MONTANA UNIVERSITY SYSTEM FACULTY
ASSOCIATION REPRESENTATIVES;
FACULTY SENATE OF MONTANA STATE
UNIVERSITY, DR. JOY C. HONEA; DR.
ANNJEANETTE BELCOURT; DR. FRANKE
WILMER; MONTANA PUBLIC INTEREST
RESEARCH GROUP; ASHLEY PHELAN;
JOSEPH KNAPPENBERGER; and MAE NAN
                                                                  ORDER
ELLINGSON,

            Plaintiffs, Appellees,
            and Cross-Appellants.

      v.

STATE OF MONTANA, GREG GIANFORTE;
and AUSTIN KNUDSEN,

            Defendants and Appellants.
                               _________________

       Pursuant to the Internal Operating Rules of this Court, this cause is classified for
submission on briefs to the Court sitting en banc.
       The Clerk is directed to provide a copy hereof to all counsel of record and to the
Honorable Rienne H. McElyea, District Judge.

                                                 For the Court,

                                                                             Electronically signed by:
                                                                                   Mike McGrath
                                                                      Chief Justice, Montana Supreme Court
                                                                                  August 16 2023