Indigent Defense - The ACLU filed suit in 2002 against Montana for its inadequate indigent defense system. In 2005, the Montana legislature passed the Montana Public Defender Act, which remedied many of the problems in the system. p. 51, 54-55

Special Registration - A Montana judge vacated the ruling in the case of an Iraqi refugee arrested while taking a train ride from Washington for failing to register with the Special Registration program. Refugees are exempt from the program. p. 100