01/12/2022

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA Case Number: DA 21-0392

DA 21-0392 _________________ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, THE BILLINGS GAZETTE, THE BOZEMAN DAILY CHRONICLE, THE HELENA INDEPENDENT RECORD, THE MISSOULIAN, THE MONTANA STANDARD, MONTANA FREE PRESS, THE RAVALLI REPUBLIC, LEE ENTERPRISES, HAGADONE MEDIA MONTANA, THE MONTANA BROADCASTERS ASSOCIATION, and THE MONTANA NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION.

ORDER Petitioners and Appellants, v. BARRY USHER in his capacity as Chair of the Montana House of Representatives, Judiciary Committee, Respondent and Appellee _________________ Pursuant to the Internal Operating Rules of this Court, this cause is classified for submission on briefs to the Court sitting en banc.

The Clerk is directed to provide a copy hereof to all counsel of record and to the Honorable Mike Menahan, District Judge.

For the Court,

Electronically signed by: Mike McGrath Chief Justice, Montana Supreme Court January 12 2022