Montana college students, faculty, others challenge new laws
In this April 19, 2021, file photo, students, transgender people and allies from across Montana gather in front of the state Capitol in Helena to protest a bill that would ban transgender athletes from competing in school and college sports under the gender with which they identify. (Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP)
HELENA (AP) — Former members of the Board of Regents, a former commissioner of higher education and others are asking the Montana Supreme Court if four new laws passed by the Legislature infringe on the board's constitutional authority to set policy on state campuses.
"The overarching purpose of this petition is not to challenge the specifics of the contested bills," according to the filing Thursday...
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