District of Montana
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The District of Montana holds court in Billings, Butte, Great Falls, Helena, and Missoula, covering the fourth-largest state in the union by area. The district has three authorized judgeships and handles a distinctive docket of public lands, Native American rights, and environmental litigation, including major cases involving Blackfeet Nation, Crow Nation, and Flathead Reservation water rights. Helena serves as the administrative headquarters.
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