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| Today at the Court | |||||
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| New Opinion: Oct. 18 | |||||
| Judical vacancy at Fargo filled. | |||||
| Notice of Judicial Vacancy | |||||
| The Judicial Nominating Committee received a letter from Governor Doug Burgum convening the committee to screen applicants and submit a list of nominees to fill the seat in the East Central Judicial District as a result of the resignation of Judge Douglas R. Herman. Applications are due Nov. 1. | |||||
| Supreme Court cases to be heard at UND Law School | |||||
| The North Dakota Supreme Court will hear four oral arguments and judge the fall Moot Court student competition final argument at the University of North Dakota School of Law on Oct. 24-25. | |||||
| U.S.: Sotomayor tells Cornellians to 'be a voice for change' | |||||
Cornell Daily Sun: "Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor told Cornellians Thursday that their 'most important job in this life' is to change the world for the better."
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| Justice Dept asks Supreme Court to put climate change lawsuit on hold | |||||
CNN: "The Justice Department filed an emergency petition Thursday asking the Supreme Court to put on hold a federal lawsuit by youths who say the federal government has failed to act to curb climate change."
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| Job Announcement | |||||
| A job announcement for a full-time Administrative Assistant in the Bismarck Law Office of Legal Services of North Dakota has been posted. | |||||
| Job Announcement | |||||
| A job announcement for a Contract Attorney with the Commission on Legal Counsel for Indigents in Fargo has been posted. | |||||
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North Dakota | |||||
| Justices Teaching Institute to be held Oct. 18-19 | |||||
| On Oct. 18-19, 20 history, government, and social studies teachers from across the state will gather in Bismarck to participate in the Seventh North Dakota Justices Teaching Institute: "The Constitution and Judicial Decision-Making." | |||||
| October Term of Court | |||||
The October Term of Court has been posted, including issues and briefs. | |||||
| Court adopts changes to rule on judicial referees | |||||
| The Supreme Court has adopted amendments to N.D. Sup. Ct. Admin. R. 13 regarding the scope of duties delegable to judicial referees. The amendments take effect Jan. 1. | |||||
| Court approves new rule on specialized dockets | |||||
| The Supreme Court has approved new Administrative Rule 60, which creates "an interdisciplinary committee on specialized dockets." The new rule takes effect Jan. 1, 2019. | |||||
| UND School of Law to host free CLE on Philando Castile case | |||||
| The UND School of Law International Human Rights Organization and the Black Law Students Association will host Ramsey County, Minn., Chief Prosecutor John J. Choi for a discussion of the Philando Castile case on Tuesday, Oct. 30, at 5:30 p.m. in the UND Law Baker Courtroom. | |||||
| LSND to hold winter CLE Dec. 7 | |||||
| Legal Services of North Dakota will hold its Winter continuing legal education seminar on Dec. 7 at the Radisson Hotel in Bismarck. | |||||
| Secure WiFi added to ND State Penitentiary | |||||
| KFYR News: "The North Dakota State penitentiary has incorporated a secure WiFi system to the prison, one that inmates can access. This allows more freedom and also more privacy." | |||||
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Federal | |||||
| U.S. Chief Justice Roberts: Court's past errors stemmed from giving in to politics | |||||
MPR News: "Chief Justice John Roberts defended the independence of the federal judiciary in the wake of a tense confirmation battle for Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court. Roberts was at the University of Minnesota Tuesday as
part of a lecture series."
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| U.S. courts abruptly tossed 9,000 deportation cases. Here's why | |||||
| Reuters: "Liliana Barrios was working in a California bakery in July and facing possible deportation when she got a call from her immigration attorney with some good news." | |||||
| U.S. District Court announces proposed revisions to local rules | |||||
The U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota has proposed revisions to seven of the court's Local Rules. The proposed rules are now available for public comment.
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Minnesota | |||||
| She's Minnesota's new top U.S. prosecutor, and crimes against children still hold her attention | |||||
| St. Paul Pioneer Press: "'As a state judge, you get to make people's lives better one case at a time. But when you are a U.S. attorney, you can make people's lives better one case at a time but also thousands of people's lives at a time because you can set policies that affect the state of Minnesota.'" | |||||
| Minn.: Law school opens a wellness room to support students | |||||
| Minnesota Daily: "A goal of the room is to give students a space to unwind and focus on themselves, rather than their coursework. One sign in the room reads, 'No homework allowed.'" | |||||
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South Dakota | |||||
| S.D.: American Legion wins tax fight with Pennington County | |||||
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Rapid City Journal: "[A] dispute between Legion Post #22 and the Pennington County Tax Assessor's Office mostly reached a resolution when the state Supreme Court ruled the patriotic veterans' organization that runs a bar and restaurant and gives to
philanthropic causes has a 100 percent exemption from local property taxes."
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| South Dakota board to hear first 'compassionate parole' case | |||||
| Quincy Herald Whig/AP: "A South Dakota man sentenced in 1999 to nearly 60 years in prison for molesting boys while working as a counselor at a juvenile correctional center will be the first person to have a hearing after the state, facing rising prison health care costs, launched a new 'compassionate parole' system." | |||||
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Montana | |||||
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Other Jurisdictions | |||||
| Iowa Supreme Court takes Pinky the dog's case | |||||
| Des Moines Register: "The Iowa Supreme Court will decide whether the ordinance used to confine a Des Moines dog for two years as a dangerous animal is unconstitutional." | |||||
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Job Announcements | |||||
| Job Announcement | |||||
| A job announcement for an Assistant Attorney General with the Office of Attorney General in Bismarck has been posted. | |||||
| Job Announcement | |||||
| A job announcement for an Attorney II (Public Defender) with the Commission on Legal Counsel for Indigents in Minot has been posted. | |||||
| Job Announcement | |||||
| A job announcement for a Legal Secretary in the Fargo Law Office of Legal Services of North Dakota has been posted. | |||||
| Job Announcement | |||||
| A job announcement for a Contract Attorney with the Commission on Legal Counsel for Indigents in Stutsman County, N.D., has been posted. | |||||
| Job Announcement | |||||
| A job announcement for an Attorney I with the Child Support Division, Department of Human Services, in Bismarck has been posted. | |||||
| Job Announcement | |||||
| A job announcement for an Attorney II (Public Defender) with the Commission on Legal Counsel for Indigents in Watford City has been posted. | |||||
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