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FSC v. Knudsen (Montana)
Free Speech Coalition has filed a complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief against the Attorney General of Montana, over the state’s age-verification law, SB544, in the US District Court of Montana. FSC and the other plaintiffs, including journalists, sex educators, therapists, book publishers, sexual wellness retailers are asking a district court to block enforcement of the law pending resolution of the case. More »
Case Status: In Progress
Law Status: In Effect
Timeline
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October 22, 2024
The judge denied Montana’s Motion to Dismiss! (read our statement here) -
June 24, 2024
Montana filed a motion to dismiss our case. -
May 14, 2024
FSC & co-plaintiffs sued Montana’s Attorney General.
Attorneys
Jeff SandmanD. Gill Sperlein
Natasha Prinzing Jones
Firms
Webb Daniel Friedlander LLP
The Law Office of D. Gill Sperlein
Boone Karlberg P.C.
Key Points
- The law creates a private cause of action to sue a website that does not “perform reasonable age verification methods to verify the age of individuals attempting to access the material.”
- The law violates the First Amendment by restricting access to a specific type of constitutionally-protected expression in the most restrictive, yet least effective way.