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Parent Document: Donaldson v. State of Montana, 2012 MT 288 (2012)
Jurisdiction: Montana (state)
Effective Date: 2012-12-17
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/889962/donaldson-v-state-of-montana/ ↗

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       it is not the function of this or of any court to interpret the law on the basis
       of what may be morally acceptable or unacceptable to society at any given
       time. . . . Our Constitution does not protect morality; it does, however,
       guarantee to all persons, whether in the majority or in a minority, those
       certain basic freedoms and rights which are set forth in the Declaration of
       Rights . . . . Regardless that majoritarian morality may be expressed in the
       public-policy pronouncements of the legislature, it remains the obligation
       of the courts—and of this Court in particular—to scrupulously support,
       protect and defend those rights and liberties guaranteed to all persons under
       our Constitution.

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