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The Montana Supreme Court has established, for the first time, an executive-privilege exception to the state's constitutional right-to-know provision, which generally grants public access to government documents unless privacy concerns outweigh public interest. This ruling came after a dispute in which the Governor's office refused to disclose Agency Bill Monitoring forms, arguing they were protected by executive privilege due to their role in advising the Governor on legislative decisions. Initially, a lower court sided with the records requester, finding no executive privilege in the context of the Montana Constitution's right-to-know clause. On appeal, however, the Supreme Court held that executive privilege can indeed shield certain documents from disclosure, aiming to protect the confidentiality of the Governor’s decision-making process. This decision is expected to limit future public access to executive-branch records and marks a significant development in Montana’s government transparency laws.