A member of a local Masonic Lodge has no standing to bring a suit to contest the process of dissolution and ownership of its funds, the Supreme Court of Montana has ruled. It has denied a series of standing claims brought by the individual member, saying that the member was precluded from suing under the governing documents of the state’s Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons. The issue arose when Whitefish Lodge 64 was dissolved in 2020, in part because it did not have the minimum number of members required under the state rules. Under the Masonic Code, the state Grand Lodge has power to enforce rules of discipline, decide all controversies, revoke charters and take possession of...