The Montana Supreme Court has granted appellants additional time to file briefs in DA 26-0179, the case captioned MTQEC v. State, pushing the deadline for cross-appeal response and reply briefs to October 16, 2026.
The order extends the filing window for both Appellants and the Intervenor-Appellant, though the court did not publicly detail the reasons for the extension in its order. The case designation places it within the Montana Supreme Court's 2026 docket, and the MTQEC designation points to involvement by the Montana Quality Education Coalition, which has been a party in school funding litigation before the high court.
For Helena residents and educators watching school funding or environmental legal battles at the state level, the October 16 deadline marks the next procedural milestone in the case. Oral arguments, if scheduled, would likely come after briefing is complete.