HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen released the following statement today after the Ninth Circuit of Appeals affirmed the United States District Court for the District of Montana’s decision to dismiss Lighthiser v. Trump, a case Knudsen intervened in last year.

“This is a huge win for Montana. My office was happy to step in and help the Trump Administration litigate this case. We couldn’t have asked for a better outcome, as now two courts have proven that we were right all along — this case was nothing more than an attempt to stop President Trump’s pro-energy policies and push a bad-for-Montana liberal climate agenda. The courts are not meant to advance political agendas, but uphold the law, which they did today.”