· Montana Public Radio · By Dan Boyce · From the Border Crossing Law Firm media archive.
Montana Public Radio reports on the LR-121 lawsuit after voters approved the measure by nearly 80 percent. Supporters invoked the will of the electorate, while the plaintiffs argued that even overwhelmingly approved laws remain subject to constitutional privacy, due-process, and federal-preemption limits.
The dispute became an early test of whether Montana's strong constitutional right to privacy could constrain a voter-approved proof-of-citizenship requirement.