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| Monday at the Court | |||||
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| The Third Branch: This Week on the Hill | |||||
For Jan. 26-30, the weekly listing of legislative committee hearings which may be of interest to judges and lawyers has been posted.
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| New Opinion: Jan. 22 | |||||
| The Supreme Court posted a new opinion on Jan. 22. | |||||
| Joint Procedure Committee Jan. 29-30 agenda | |||||
| The agenda for the Jan. 29-30 meeting of the Joint Procedure Committee and the committee's Sept. 25-26, 2014, minutes have been posted. | |||||
| Jahnke is third Grand Forks judge to retire robe in recent years | |||||
G.F. Herald: "Grand Forks District Judge Lawrence Jahnke is retiring, making him the third Grand Forks district judge to retire his robe in the past 18 months. Jahnke announced Thursday he will step down March 15, according to the North Dakota
Supreme Court."
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| U.S.: Supreme Court gives a whistle-blower some help | |||||
Bloomberg News: "The U.S. Supreme Court struck a blow for whistle-blowers [Jan. 21] -- but it had to resort to extreme formalism to do it. By a 7-2 vote, the court reinstated a disgruntled Transportation Security Administration employee who was fired
for telling MSNBC about plans to get air marshals off overnight flights from Las Vegas."
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| U.S.: Supreme Court may not slash federal housing protection | |||||
| USA Today: "A 47-year-old federal civil rights law that protects minorities against exclusionary housing practices appeared destined Wednesday to rise or fall on the vote of a potential unlikely ally: Justice Antonin Scalia. Three times the high court has tried to review whether the 1968 Fair Housing Act should ban policies based on their impact, rather than discriminatory intent. Two previous cases were withdrawn or settled." | |||||
| Minn.: Lawyers group aims to educate Somali community about criminal justice system | |||||
| MinnPost: "On a recent cold winter night, Maya Sheikh-Salah, assistant Hennepin County attorney, stood tall before nearly 100 Somali-Americans at Safari Restaurant and Event Center in Minneapolis, passionately addressing the community about a little known topic: The U.S. criminal justice system." | |||||
| Minn.: Changes to civil forfeiture program means less funding for local police departments | |||||
| KSTP News: "Hennepin County brought in more $600,000 in extra revenue in 2012-2013 thanks to a federal program that allowed the sheriff's office, county attorney and two task forces to cash-in seized property. That bonus funding stream is about to run dry. Attorney General Eric Holder recently announced changes to the Department of Justice Asset Forfeiture Program." | |||||
| Special sitting brings Montanan 9th Circuit judge home to Billings | |||||
KTVQ News: "The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals is based in California but newly-appointed Chief Judge Sidney Thomas is a Montanan. Thomas received the high honor this past December at a ceremony in San Francisco. Thursday marked his first special
sitting appeals hearing and it happened back in his home town of Billings."
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| Job Announcement | |||||
| A job announcement for a Law Clerk with the Federal Court in Fargo has been posted. | |||||
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| Judge Jahnke to retire March 15 | |||||
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Judge Lawrence Jahnke of the Northeast Central Judicial District has announced that he will retire March 15. He was appointed a district judge in May 1989 and won election in 1990, 1996, 2002, 2008, and 2014.
Jahnke served 20 years as a judge advocate in the United States Air Force before entering private legal practice in Grand Forks in 1986.
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| Donald Clark 1939-2015 | |||||
Former State Representative Donald Clark, 75, Fargo, died Jan. 21. He served in the legislature from 2004-2012.
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| Not Licensed to Practice Law | |||||
| The State Board of Law Examiners reports that a license to practice law for calendar year 2015 has not been issued to a number of attorneys who were licensed for calendar year 2014. The online list is being updated hourly. | |||||
| February Term of Court | |||||
The February term of court has been posted, including issues and briefs. | |||||
| Court adopts amendments to procedural rules | |||||
| The Supreme Court has adopted amendments to the North Dakota Rules of Civil Procedure, Rules of Criminal Procedure, Rules of Court, and the Supreme Court Administrative Rules. The amendments take effect March 1, 2015. | |||||
| Appellate practice tip of the week | |||||
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Avoid "legalese." Don't use "pursuant to," "hereinafter," "herein." Never use "said" as an adjective or an article. Clear language--not pompous or ponderous language--is most effective.
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| Judge Bailey investiture set for Jan. 30 | |||||
The formal investiture of new East Central Judicial District Judge Susan Bailey will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Jan. 30 in Courtroom 301 of the Cass County Courthouse in Fargo.
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| Welte reflects on 13 years as county's top prosecutor | |||||
G.F. Herald: "As with other outgoing criminal justice officials, the most memorable case of Peter Welte's tenure was Dru Sjodin's.
At the time, Welte was still relatively inexperienced, just 11 months into his new position as the Grand Forks County State's Attorney, the county's top prosecutor."
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| Minn.: Appeals court revives Duluth man's claim for damages from crash | |||||
Duluth News Tribune: "A Duluth man who was injured when his car was struck by a drunken driver in 2011 will have another shot at seeking damages against the firm that had been operating Duluth's Enger Park Golf Course, where the intoxicated motorist
had been drinking."
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| Minn.: St. Paul prevails in halfway house dispute | |||||
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St. Paul Pioneer Press: "The Minnesota Court of Appeals has sided with the city of St. Paul in a lawsuit filed by Volunteers of America, which had been denied a permit for a 74-person halfway house in the city's North End. Volunteers of America had
asked the St. Paul City Council last year to approve a conditional use permit for a residential facility for prisoners re-entering society."
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Other States and Jurisdictions | |||||
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Job Announcements | |||||
| Job Announcement | |||||
| A job announcement for a Court Reporter for the District Court in Bismarck has been posted. | |||||
| Job Announcement | |||||
| A job announcement for Head of Faculty Services at the UND Thormodsgard Law Library in Grand Forks has been posted. | |||||
| Job Announcement | |||||
| A job announcement for a Contract Attorney with the Commission on Legal Counsel for Indigents in Minot has been posted. | |||||
| Job Announcement | |||||
| A job announcement for a Juvenile Drug Court Coordinator with the Juvenile Court in Fargo has been posted. | |||||
| Job Announcement | |||||
| A job announcement for an Attorney II with Burleigh County Social Services has been posted. | |||||
| Job Announcement | |||||
| A job announcement for a Court Reporter for the District Court in Fargo has been posted. | |||||
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