Legal Opinion
Big Sky Colony, Inc. v. Montana Department of Labor & Industry
Montana Supreme Court
Decided December 31, 2012No. DA 11-0572PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Morris
¶1 Appellant Montana Department of Labor and Industry (the Department) appeals from the order of the Ninth Judicial District Court, Glacier County, that granted summary judgment to Appellees Big Sky Colony, Inc., and Daniel E. Wipf (collectively Colony). The District Court determined that the requirement to provide workers’ *68compensation coverage for the Colony’s members engaged in certain commercial activities contained in House Bill 119 (2009 Mont. Laws, ch. 112 § 30) (HB 119) violated the Colony’s rights under the Free Exercise Clause and the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to…
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