Plaintiffs Challenging Mont. TikTok Ban Not ‘Entitled’ to ‘Relief Sought,’ Says AG

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen (R) denies the plaintiffs in two consolidated court challenges to SB-419, Montana’s statewide TikTok ban, “are entitled to the relief sought or any form of relief,” said Knudsen’s answer Monday (docket 9:23-cv-00056) in U.S. District Court for Montana in Missoula. The plaintiffs fail to state a claim on which relief can be granted and lack standing, said the answer. The complaints seek an injunction on First Amendment grounds to block Knudsen from enforcing SB-419 when the measure takes effect Jan. 1 (see 2307070002).