UPPER SEVEN LAW SEEKS ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS

Contact: Rylee Sommers-Flanagan, [email protected]

**Upper Seven Law Moves for Summary Judgment, Seeks Access to Public Records**

[Helena, Montana] On Thursday, January 18, 2024, nonprofit law firm Upper Seven Law moved for summary judgment in district court. Upper Seven asks the Court to reject state officials' claims of "executive privilege"—which has never been recognized in Montana—and to require that Governor Gianforte and the Montana Department of Health and Human Services (DPHHS) comply with their obligations under the Montana Constitution's right to know.

Upper Seven sued the Gov...