BARRETT v. STATE

No. DA 22-0586.

2024 MT 86

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; ASSOCIATED STUDENTS OF MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY; ASHLEY PHELAN; JOSEPH KNAPPENBERGER; and MAE NAN ELLINGSON, Plaintiffs, Appellees, and Cross-Appellants. v. STATE OF MONTANA, GREG GIANFORTE; and AUSTIN KNUDSEN, Defendants, Appellants, and Cross-Appellees.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided: April 26, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Austin Knudsen , Montana Attorney General, Michael D. Russell , Assistant Attorney General, Helena, Montana.

Emily Jones , Special Assistant Attorney General, Jones Law Firm, PLLC, Billings, Montana, for Appellants.

James H. Goetz , Jeffrey J. Tierney , Goetz, Geddes & Bardner, P.C., Bozeman, Montana.

Raphael Graybill , Graybill Law Firm, P.C., Great Falls, Montana, for Appellees.

Justin M. Oliveira, Attorney at Law, Billings, Montana Cody S. Barnett, Alliance Defending Freedom, Lansdowne, Virginia, for Amici Five Female Athletes.


¶1 The Plaintiffs in this case—made up of former members of the Montana Board of Regents, the Montana Federation of Public Employees (MFPE), a former commissioner of higher education, Montana University System (MUS) faculty organizations, MUS faculty members, MUS student groups...

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