· Great Falls Tribune · By Associated Press · From the Border Crossing Law Firm media archive.
The Associated Press reports that the Montana Supreme Court unanimously struck down the last part of LR-121, which required state workers to report certain applicants for public services to immigration authorities. The court found that the law's state-created definition conflicted with federal immigration law and could wrongly classify lawful residents as ineligible.
Shahid Haque and the Montana Immigrant Justice Alliance defeated a measure that had received 80 percent of the statewide vote. The result demonstrated that constitutional limits still apply when immigration policy is politically popular.