· Montana Public Radio · By Edward O'Brien · From the Border Crossing Law Firm media archive.
Montana Public Radio explains the Supreme Court's decision striking down LR-121's remaining reporting requirement and reviews the services the law would have restricted. Shahid Haque says the measure was intended to send a coded message that immigrants were not welcome in Montana, even though its wording also threatened people with lawful status.
The radio report captures both the legal and political meaning of the case. Shahid and MIJA challenged not only an unworkable state classification, but also a measure designed to use public services as a way to push immigrant families out of Montana.