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AG Knudsen orders Cromwell to end Montana Supreme Court case, cancel her counsel

Asserting supervisory control on Monday, Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen ordered Gallatin County Attorney Audrey Cromwell to withdraw her Montana Supreme Court filing from Friday and cancel her legal representation. For Cromwell, Montana’s constitutional right to privacy is the crux of her dispute. For Knudsen, if his order stands,

Gallatin County turns to Supreme Court after DOJ invokes supervisory control

Gallatin County Attorney Audrey Cromwell has petitioned the Montana Supreme Court to look at the Montana Attorney General exercising supervisory control over the county’s legal apparatus, as well as legal issues regarding information sharing with federal authorities. On April 30, Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen used his ability to

Supreme Court showdown?: Cromwell lawyers up in battle with AG Knudsen

Retaining counsel, Gallatin County Attorney Audrey Cromwell filed legal action on Friday seeking clarification from Montana’s highest court on her immigration and Customs Enforcement records dispute with Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen. “We would not be here if the Attorney General had simply picked up the phone or done

‘30 days to produce’: AG Knudsen acts on threat to invoke control over Cromwell

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen has followed through on his warnings to County Attorney Audrey Cromwell by issuing another ultimatum: Comply and reverse a policy regarding Immigration and Customs Enforcement or lose control. Knudsen’s order Thursday marks the fifth back-and-forth rebuke between the elected officials after Cromwell

Gallatin County, Attorney General continue fight over immigration ‘policy’

State threatened to take over Gallatin County office while county says its following the law, asks again for legal opinion

Gallatin County, Attorney General continue fight over immigration ‘policy’

Gallatin County Attorney General Audrey Cromwell responded to Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen on Monday following an April 23 letter to the county from the state threatening to exercise supervisory control over that office if it did not follow instructions from Knudsen regarding information sharing with federal immigration agencies. The

‘No policy to rescind’: County Attorney Audrey Cromwell stands firm against AG Knudsen's deadline

Reiterating that she has no policy to rescind, Gallatin County Attorney Audrey Cromwell is standing firm on her April 6 counter-demand that Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen “fulfill his statutory duty” by issuing a formal legal opinion on their interagency rift. Cromwell formerly responded Monday to Knudsen, who had