Jacobsen

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS SEP 3 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

MONTANA PUBLIC INTEREST No. 24-2811 RESEARCH GROUP; MONTANA D.C. No. FEDERATION OF PUBLIC 6:23-cv-00070-BMM

EMPLOYEES,

MEMORANDUM*

Plaintiffs - Appellees,

v.

CHRISTI JACOBSEN, in her official capacity as Montana Secretary of State; AUSTIN KNUDSEN, in his official capacity as Montana Attorney General; CHRIS GALLUS, in his official capacity as Montana Commissioner of Political Practices,

Defendants - Appellants,

REPUBLICAN NATIONAL

COMMITTEE; MONTANA

REPUBLICAN PARTY,

Intervenor-Defendants – Appellants.

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Montana Brian M. Morris, Chief District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted August 14, 2024 San Francisco, California

Before: GRABER, CALLAHAN, and KOH, Circuit Judges.

Plaintiffs Montana Public Interest Research Group and…