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| July 31, 2002 |
| ARC Lawsuit Anniversary: Former State School residents thrive |
| G.F. Herald/AP: "Chuck Raap lived at the Grafton State School as a boy, but he found few opportunities to lead the life he does now. He shakes his head and says, "No, no, no," when asked about ever going back. A lawsuit 20 years ago changed his life and the lives of hundreds of others." |
| Woman accused of threatening Minn. justice found incompetent |
| Minneapolis Star Tribune: "A woman charged with making threatening phone calls to the chief justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court was found incompetent to stand trial Tuesday and was ordered to undergo further psychiatric examination." |
| 8th Circuit rules against Minn. man in web name case |
| St. Paul Pioneer Press: "A South St. Paul man is headed back to U.S. District Court in Minneapolis to fight a judge's order that he relinquish Internet addresses containing trademarked names such as Coca-Cola and McDonald's." |
| Custody dispute stretches from Minnesota to Italy |
| Minneapolis Star Tribune: "Frank Concedda is described as bright and brave, a ballplayer, computer user and, at age 9, the center of an international custody dispute in northern Minnesota." |
| Karnes Johnson 1912-2002 |
| Karnes Johnson, former State Representative and former N.D. Stockmen's Association president, died July 27. He was 89. In 1975, he sponsored the law making April 26 of each year Bird Day in N.D. Obituary |
| Job Announcement - Juvenile Drug Court Attorney |
| The South Central Judicial District is accepting letters of interest from attorneys to represent juveniles participating in a newly established South Central Juvenile Drug Court. |
| Appellate practice tip of the week |
| Acknowledge obvious weaknesses in your case and explain why you should win anyway. Other appellate practice tips |
| July 30, 2002 |
| Van Sickle Federal Building dedication |
 The dedication of the newly named Judge Bruce M. Van Sickle Federal Building and United States Courthouse in Minot will be Monday, Aug. 12, at 1:30 p.m. |
| Uniform State Laws meeting |
| Ten North Dakota attorneys are representing the state at the annual Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws this week in Tucson, Arizona. |
| State bar examination begins Tuesday |
| Thirty-four applicants checked in to begin taking the North Dakota bar examination in Bismarck Tuesday. The exam will conclude on Wednesday. Last year, 35 applicants completed the bar examination. |
| Drivers beware: 4th DWI to be felony in Minnesota |
| Minneapolis Star Tribune: "Beginning Thursday, if you get caught driving drunk for the fourth or subsequent time in 10 years, you could face hard time in prison for Minnesota's newest felony offense." St. Cloud Times: Officials await DWI law impact Minneapolis Star Tribune: New Minn. laws take effect Thursday |
| Cleanup of meth labs goes unchecked |
| Minneapolis Star Tribune: "When a small fire at a grocery store turned out to be a methamphetamine lab explosion, neighbors in Grasston weren't surprised. They rarely went into the poorly stocked store because of the shady characters hanging around." |
| Ariz. to make death penalty changes |
| Washington Post/AP: "Gov. Jane Hull has called lawmakers into a special session to alter the state's death penalty sentencing procedures to comply with a U.S. Supreme Court ruling." Ring v. Arizona |
| Saying no to free 9/11 aid, many families hire lawyers |
| New York Times: "When the federal government promised last fall to compensate the relatives of victims who were killed or injured on Sept. 11, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America urged its members to join an altruistic and patriotic endeavor without precedent: offering free legal advice to the thousands of bereaved families who would be in line for billions of dollars in awards." |
| July 29, 2002 |
| Supreme Court welcomes new law clerks |
| William Almlie, Susan E. Coleman, Laurel R. Hanson, Jessica M. Johnson Skaare and Jenny M. Samarzja begin one-year clerkships with the Supreme Court on Thursday. In addition, Mitch Armstrong, Erin Conroy, Carey Goetz, Petra Mandigo and Stephannie Stiel have been selected to serve as law clerks for one-year terms beginning August 1, 2003. |
| Keithe Nelson remembered |
 Keithe E. Nelson--North Dakota's State Court Administrator, who died July 18--is remembered by the current Judge Advocate General of the Air Force, the Clerk of the United States Supreme Court, and others. |
| Hearing on rule amendments set for October 3 |
| The Supreme Court has issued a Notice of Hearing regarding amendments proposed by the Joint Procedure Committee to the Rules of Civil Procedure, the Rules of Court, and the Supreme Court Administrative Rules. |
| Fee for one call that finds lost will: $350,000 |
| St. Petersburg Times: "David L. Brite knew he might be the beneficiary of his stepgrandmother's Pinellas estate. When she died, the California man just didn't have a clue about where to find her will." |
| Wilkin County sheriff's posse forming |
| Wahpeton Daily News: "Sheriff Wilson disbanded the posse in 1978 when he retired, said Wilkin County Sheriff Tom Matejka, and the time has come to reinstate it." |
| Judge keeps alive public defender suit |
| Billings Gazette/AP: "A judge has refused the state's request to throw out any part of a lawsuit that claims the state's system for providing legal help to poor defendants violates constitutional rights of the accused." |
| Circling the legal wagons |
| Los Angeles Times: "When FBI agents swarmed onto Lynne F. Stewart's front stoop in Brooklyn on April 9 with an arrest warrant, she thought they'd come for her partner of 34 years, Ralph Poynter, a longtime political activist. An agent informed her otherwise: `We're not here for him, we're here for you.'" |
| July 26, 2002 |
| New U of M law dean low-key, ambitious |
 St. Paul Pioneer Press: "The 12 cardboard boxes sit in a neat row, the bookshelves behind them not quite full, when Alex M. Johnson Jr. walks into his new ceremonial office - the one with the blank slate of a desk and University of Minnesota seal." |
| S.D. high court orders new trial in garbage case |
| Rapid City Journal/AP: "The state Supreme Court has ordered a new trial in a case involving $10.1 million of taxpayer money and a 13-year-old plan to bury baled garbage in southwest South Dakota." SDDS, Inc. v. State |
| July 25, 2002 |
| Appellate practice tip of the week |
| Before writing your brief, master the record and the law. Other appellate practice tips |
| 8th Circuit releases decision in N.D. prisoner case |
 The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed an order that granted a North Dakota prisoner habeas relief. Davis v. Schuetzle (pdf file) |
| Judicial Planning Committee to meet Friday |
| The Judicial Planning Committee has posted the agenda of its July 26 meeting and the minutes of its April 26 meeting. |
| Opinion on payroll records handed down |
| G.F. Herald: "North Dakota Department of Transportation officials said they will no longer shield payroll records on state highway projects, following an opinion by Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem." |
| Teen court gaining respect |
| Pierre Capital Journal: "Teen court is no laughing matter, but a few spectators in the Stanley County courtroom had to smile Monday night during a mock trial." |
| Minn. man appeals ruling in Internet domain case |
| Minneapolis Star Tribune: "A man who promoted views opposing abortion by using Internet sites with names similar to the names used by some of the country's best known companies is appealing a federal judge's order that he stop the practice." |
| July 24, 2002 |
| Thursday hearing will not be webcast |
| Because it is a mental health matter, the Supreme Court will not webcast the oral arguments in Interest of D.Z. on Thursday. |
| AG says 2nd Amendment supports individual gun rights |
| Devils Lake Journal/AP: "Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem has joined a group of state attorneys general who say the U.S. Constitution gives individuals a limited right to own guns." New York Times: Revised view of 2nd Amendment cited as defense in gun cases Law.com: No free ride for gun argument |
| Minn. appeals court limits DNR in boat searches |
 Minneapolis Star Tribune: "Minnesota anglers don't have to allow conservation officers to arbitrarily check their boats and catch, the state Appeals Court ruled Tuesday." State v. Colosimo |
| Divorced lawyer's book offers marital warning signs |
| St. Paul Pioneer Press: "[Larry] Lipiec is a Toronto attorney who became an expert on marital breakups the hard way: His own marriage broke up several years ago." |
| July 23, 2002 |
| Davis to resign as UND law school dean |
 W. Jeremy Davis, the dean of the University of North Dakota School of Law, has announced his intention to resign. In a memorandum dated July 19, 2002, Davis informed members of the law school student body that he was accepting the post of dean of the Appalachian School of Law in Grundy, Virginia, effective January 1, 2003. Appalachian School of Law web site G.F. Herald: Law dean intends to resign SBAND: Davis accepts deanship at Appalachian School of Law |
| Robert A. Alphson 1924-2002 |
| G.F. Herald: "Robert A. Alphson, 78, Longboat Key, Fla. and formerly of Grand Forks, N.D., died Friday, July 19, 2002, in his lake home, Bemidji, Minn." |
| Federal charge skirts marital privilege ruling |
| St. Paul Pioneer Press: "A Minnesota man whose murder conviction was reversed by the Minnesota Supreme Court in May because his wife was allowed to testify against him will now face federal charges and even the possibility of a death sentence for allegedly killing his baby sitter." State v. Gianakos |
| Legal services lawyers sweat bullets over IOLTA case |
| Law.com: "A case on the U.S. Supreme Court's fall docket is confronting legal services providers with the potential drying up of a major source of their subsistence: state-court programs that siphon millions of dollars each year from interest on attorney trust accounts across the country." |
| Revised view of 2nd Amendment cited as defense in gun cases |
| New York Times: "Scores of criminal defendants around the nation have asked federal courts to dismiss gun charges against them based on the Justice Department's recently revised position on the scope of the Second Amendment." |
| Robert A. Alphson 1924-2002 |
| G.F. Herald: "Robert A. Alphson, 78, Longboat Key, Fla. and formerly of Grand Forks, N.D., died Friday, July 19, 2002, in his lake home, Bemidji, Minn." |
| July 22, 2002 |
| S.D. boy will get say on custody placement |
| Aberdeen American News/AP: "Timmie Meldrum, who made national news when he was transferred last year from the care of a Winner man to his biological father, is expected to testify in a hearing set Tuesday in circuit court." Meldrum v. Novotny |
| New rules may help parents, children of failed marriages |
| Aberdeen American News/AP: "One of the touchiest issues in failed marriages became less thorny in South Dakota July 1, when standard visitation rules were enacted for noncustodial parents." |
| EBay is a treasure trove of evidence for attorneys |
| Minneapolis Star Tribune: "EBay might be best known as a place to buy bobblehead dolls, Roman coins and millions of other idiosyncratic collectibles, but the world's most famous Internet auction also has become an unlikely source of legal evidence. A growing number of lawyers bid -- often against one another -- for everything from smoking-gun documents to killer products." |
| July 18, 2002 |
| Keithe E. Nelson 1935-2002 |
North Dakota's State Court Administrator, Keithe E. Nelson, formerly The Judge Advocate General of the Air Force, died July 18, at age 67.
A memorial service will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church in Bismarck. Burial will be August 13, at Arlington National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to the Martin Luther School, Keithe E. Nelson Memorial, P.O. Box 399, Bismarck, N.D. 58502. |
| N.D. federal judge history |
| The N.D. Branch of the Historical Society of the U.S. Courts in the Eighth Circuit has published a history of North Dakota's federal district judges. |
| 2nd Circuit Rules AA Confession Not Privileged |
| Law.com: "Confessions at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting that helped convict a man of manslaughter fall outside of New York's cleric-congregant privilege because the statements were not made to obtain spiritual guidance, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday." |
| July 17, 2002 |
| New Opinions: July 17 |
| The Supreme Court posted two new opinions on July 17. |
| 8th Circuit dismisses case against State of N.D. |
| The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has dismissed a civil rights case filed against the State of North Dakota. Hamilton v. State of N.D. (pdf file) |
| Suspect in execution slaying charged 2nd time in Billings |
| Billings Gazette: "Two months after his murder conviction was thrown out by the Montana Supreme, Timothy Fields was charged again in District Court on Tuesday for the execution slaying of his wife's lover." State v Fields, 2002 MT 84 |
| Bottom line: Lawyer's insurance won't cover spanking |
| G.F. Herald/AP: "The bottom line: Spanking is not covered under lawyers' malpractice insurance policies." |
| Georgia Justices: Arbitrators Can Show 'Manifest Disregard of the Law' |
| Law.com: "Judges from traffic court to the U.S. Supreme Court swear to uphold the law, but Georgia arbitrators apparently don't carry that burden. That's the ruling of the Supreme Court of Georgia, which on Monday split 5-2 to hold that an arbitrator's 'manifest disregard of the law' was not a valid reason for courts to vacate an arbitration award." Progressive Data Systems v. Jefferson Randolph Corp. opinion (pdf file) |
| Judge: Brookings wrong to pay opt-out legal bill |
| Sioux Falls Argus Leader: "The Brookings School Board had no grounds to pay $12,000 for legal bills in a tax opt-out case and must get the money back, a judge said in a ruling Tuesday." |
| Jail to charge inmates for bed/board |
| St. Paul Pioneer: "Three hots and a cot at the Dakota County [Minn.] jail will no longer be free." |
| July 16, 2002 |
| New Opinions posted July 16 |
| The Supreme Court posted four new opinions on July 16. |
| Women learn from theft experiences |
| Jamestown Sun: "When Susan Kollman, rural Jamestown, forgot her purse in a local store May 28, she lost more than her money and trusting nature. Someone stole her identity." |
| Woman charged with making threats against state Chief Justice |
 Minneapolis Star Tribune: "A woman alleged to have made telephone calls threatening Minnesota Chief Justice Kathleen Blatz and her family was charged Monday with aggravated harassment and making terroristic threats." St. Paul Pioneer: Woman accused of threatening Blatz Minneapolis Star Tribune: Psychiatric tests ordered for woman accused of threatening Blatz |
| Panel studying discrepancies in sentencing |
| Pierre Capital Journal: "Two of the prisoners currently housed in the Hughes County Jail are American Indian men charged in state court with aggravated assault." |
| Man who fractured skull claims bar staff negligent |
| Saskatoon Star Phoenix: "A Saskatoon man who fractured his skull while falling-down drunk at the Barry Hotel bar last August is suing the hotel and its owner, claiming staff were negligent by serving him too much alcohol." |
| Rehnquist and Breyer Argue For Judicial Pay Increases |
| Washington Post: "Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist carried his campaign for higher judicial salaries to a new -- and sympathetic -- forum yesterday, warning that unless the problem is addressed soon 'only the wealthy or the mediocre' will accept appointment to the federal bench." |
| July 15, 2002 |
| New Opinion posted July 15 |
| The Supreme Court posted a new opinion on July 15. |
| Taxation of the Internet focuses on N.D. case |
| When the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the N.D. Supreme Court in the Quill case, few had even heard of the Internet. But today, the Quill case is seen as the principle case governing the taxation of the Internet. Governing magazine discusses it in its current issue. Governing magazine: "The Untaxables" Quill Corp. v. Heitkamp, 504 U.S. 298 (1992) State ex rel. v. Quill Corp., 470 N.W.2d 203 (N.D. 1991) (overturned by U.S. Supreme Court) |
| Tribal sovereignty- Wakpa Sica project bridges court systems |
| Pierre Capital Journal: "Imagine for a moment a game in which you were expected to follow everyone else's rules, but no one had to follow yours." A Primer on Tribal Court Civil Practice |
| Minnesota Supreme Court clarifies who gets public defenders |
| Minneapolis Star Tribune: "The Minnesota Supreme Court, ruling that public defenders are only for the poor, reversed a Rice County judge's decision to appoint a free lawyer for a man with $350,000 in assets." Stuart v. Schleicher opinion |
| Appellate practice tip of the week |
| Stay behind the podium. Other appellate practice tips |
| July 12, 2002 |
| Internet treated similarly to other media in libel ruling |
| Minneapolis Star Tribune: "The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Internet shouldn't be treated differently from other media in out-of-state libel cases." Griffis v. Luban opinion Law.com: Out-of-State Judgment Nixed in Internet Libel Case |
| Court issues stay; beef checkoff collections continue |
| Billings Gazette/AP: "A federal appeals court on Wednesday issued a stay of a lower court's order that would have halted collections of the national beef checkoff program next week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said." |
| On TV, No Justice |
| Law.com: "The beginning of the end of network television's effort to dramatize the U.S. Supreme Court may have come in early April." |
| Student pleads guilty to exposing woman to HIV |
| Sioux Falls Argus Leader: "A college student in Huron whose arrest prompted more than 200 students to be tested for HIV infection pleaded guilty Thursday to intentionally exposing a woman to the virus that causes AIDS." |
| Case-Flow Management Committee |
| The Case-Flow Management Committee June 28 meeting minutes have been posted. |
| July 11, 2002 |
| New Opinions posted July 11 |
| The Supreme Court posted 15 new opinions on July 11. |
| Early prisoner release considered |
| Billings Gazette/AP: "State corrections officials want to grant early release to hundreds of offenders to ease the department's projected $9-million spending deficit. And they plan to seek legislative approval next month. " |
| July 10, 2002 |
| Council of Presiding Judges |
| The Council of Presiding Judges July 15 meeting agenda has been posted. |
| Committee on Tribal and State Court Affairs |
| The Committee on Tribal and State Court Affairs July 12 meeting agenda and April 12 meeting minutes have been posted. |
| Sue It Yourself |
| Law.com: "The number of litigants representing themselves in court is growing -- and courts are helping them do it, often in the face of lawyer opposition. With the trend has come a new method of lawyering that's bringing business to small practitioners. It's called 'unbundled legal services.'" |
| Man arrested on DWI charge for 22nd time |
| Minneapolis Star Tribune: "A man who had racked up 21 driving-while-intoxicated arrests in 20 years notched No. 22 over the weekend." |
| July 9, 2002 |
| New Suits Foreseen on Judicial Elections |
| Law.com: "The U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down one kind of restriction on judicial candidates' speech seems certain to trigger litigation as early as this fall." Republican Party of Minnesota v. White opinion |
| USDA files to retain checkoff |
| Sioux Falls Argus Leader: "The U.S. Department of Agriculture filed a motion seeking a stay of a federal judge's decision to halt collections of the beef checkoff program, pending an appeal." |
| States Revisit Death Sentence Cases |
| ABA Journal: "As Arizona prosecutors scrambled this week to salvage as many as 129 death sentences struck down by a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision, the focus shifted to Florida and Alabama, where 570 more death sentences also could fall." The death penalty: N.D. v. U.S. Murder and death by hanging |
| Lawyer-count increase pushed revenue up |
| The National Law Journal reports that in 2001 for America's 100 largest law firms: "Profits per partner rose just 2%, to an average of $792,550." |
| Sodomy Law Unconstitutional, High Court Says |
| Arkansas News Bureau: "The state's 25-year-old sodomy law violates the state constitution by unfairly targeting gays and lesbians, the Arkansas Supreme Court said Friday in overturning the law." Jegley v. Picado opinion |
| Justices' Recess: Calm Before the Storm |
 Washington Post: "Having recently wrapped up a term in which they reshaped the death penalty and wrote new law on church-state relations in a school vouchers case, the justices of the Supreme Court have three months to rest up before a new term that will call upon them to issue rulings on even more volatile questions." On the Docket for the 2002-03 term, beginning on Oct. 7, 2002 2001-2002 Term:U.S. Supreme Court Docket (summary of decisions) |
| July 8, 2002 |
| State legislature's Family Law Committee meets in DL |
| Devils Lake Journal: "North Dakota is looking at new laws concerning adoption. The Family Law Committee met [July 1] and reviewed a bill draft that will attempt to give fathers more rights." |
| Water war rages up and down the Missouri River |
| Minneapolis Star Tribune: "Standing on the shore of Lake Oahe, Scott Gates was getting ready to launch his fishing boat, a man after walleye. One problem: The boat ramp apron was a good 80 feet from the water." |
| Supreme Court upholds conviction for delivery killing |
| Billings Gazette: "The Wyoming Supreme Court has upheld the second-degree murder conviction of a Rock Springs man who shot a pizza delivery woman in the face after an argument over a 41-cent tip." Wilks v. State of Wyoming, 2002 WY 100 (pdf file) |
| Estate Work by Out-of-State Lawyers Called Unauthorized Practice of Law |
| Law.com: "Just when firms around the country are itching to expand across borders, a New Jersey Supreme Court committee is reminding out-of-state attorneys they could get in trouble if they work on New Jersey estates." |
| Gargoyles Ward Off Foes of a North Dakota Judge |
 The Wall Street Journal reports on Senior U.S. District Judge Patrick A. Conmy: "With gargoyles on his desk to ward off 'evil litigants,' this 68-year-old federal judge tempers his stately chambers with wit and whimsy." Senior Judge Patrick A. Conmy Profile |
| Appellate practice tip of the week |
| Justices ask hypothetical questions because they are concerned about how the decision in your case may affect other cases. What are the limits of the principle you advocate? Other appellate practice tips |
| July 5, 2002 |
| Independence Day 2002 |
 | Thousands gathered on the Capitol Mall on July 4th to listen to the Bismarck-Mandan Symphony Orchestra and guest soloist from the N.Y. Metropolitan Opera, N.D. native Leroy Lehr, and to watch a spectacular fireworks display. F-16 fighter jets flew over at 9:11. |
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| Medora visitors can step into 1885 trial |
| Dickinson Press: "Every week an accused murderer goes on trial in Medora, and every time he's set free as a bird. Justice hasn't gone awry in this tourist town. Rather, visitors are being given a glimpse of Old West justice as it was in 1885." |
| Minn. high court orders judicial election |
| Minneapolis Star Tribune: "The voters - not Gov. Jesse Ventura - will choose the replacement for a Scott County judge who will retire in January, the state Supreme Court ordered on Wednesday." Zettler v. Ventura order |
| Vindicated, judicial rules-buster Wersal soldiers on |
| Minneapolis Star Tribune: "For six years, Greg Wersal says, "I didn't tell anybody my views on anything." He was neck-deep in a seemingly quixotic effort to reform Minnesota judicial elections, running eccentric, losing campaigns for the state Supreme Court and trying to hold onto his license to practice law." |
| Teen court program met with positive responses |
| Pierre Capital Journal: "Trained volunteers have already donated 240 hours of service to teen court, according to a report the Hughes County Commission received Tuesday morning." |
| Prosecutor's senior initiative program wins award |
| Minneapolis Star Tribune: "A program in the Hennepin County attorney's office that is intended to put a spotlight on crimes against senior citizens and ensure prosecution of such crimes has received an award from the National Association of Counties." |
| July 4, 2002 |
| Judge talks of pledge decision |
| Washington Post/AP: "The appeals court judge who declared the Pledge of Allegiance an unconstitutional endorsement of religion says he was following Supreme Court precedents." |
| Montana judge loses battle to retain position |
 Billings Gazette/AP: "Cascade County Justice of the Peace Michael Smartt, suspended from office seven months ago for using his government computer to access pornography, has lost a legal fight before the Montana Supreme Court." Smartt v. Judicial Standards Commission |
| July 3, 2002 |
| Police bike patrol hits Jamestown streets |
| Jamestown Sun: "A get-away car probably would get away from Jamestown's newest police vehicle. The royal blue Fuji mountain-style bicycle aims for agility and accessibility more than acceleration." |
| Funds short as Montana takes charge of district courts |
| Billings Gazette: "Just two days after the state formally took control of Montana's district courts, Supreme Court Chief Justice Karla Gray said the judiciary didn't have the money to pay for everything necessary to take over the courts nor does it have the money to run the system." |
| Solicitor General's role in war on terror matches his clout |
| Washington Post: "On Sept. 11, terrorism inflicted a wrenching personal loss on Solicitor General Theodore B. Olson: His wife, Barbara, a lawyer and television commentator, was aboard the jetliner that hijackers crashed into the Pentagon." |
| Three appointments made to S.D. parole board |
| Aberdeen American News/AP: "Three people have been appointed to the South Dakota Board of Pardons and Paroles." |
| Hollywood's version of courtroom reality wins over news division's |
| Law.com: "Given the choice between Hollywood's version of reality and a network news division's, television viewers are taking a clear stand this summer." |
| July 2, 2002 |
| Kathleen Trosen appointed Wells County State's Attorney |
 The Wells County Commission has appointed Kathleen K. Trosen as Wells County State's Attorney. Trosen replaces Ted D. Seibel, who resigned effective June 30. Trosen started work July 1. Harvey Herald-Press: Wells County State's Attorney resignation accepted Kathleen Trosen lawyer record Ted Seibel lawyer record |
| Court had Rehnquist initials intricately carved on docket |
| New York Times: "If there is one phrase that best describes the Supreme Court term that ended late last week, it is this: the triumph of William H. Rehnquist." |
| Ventura appoints two district court judges |
| St. Paul Pioneer Press: "Gov. Jesse Ventura appointed two Ramsey County judges Monday, adding more new faces to a bench that already looked drastically different from this time last year." |
| ABA launches ad campaign to promote U.S. Constitution |
| Law.com: "The American Bar Association is commissioning its first paid advertising campaign, starting in major newspapers July 8, to promote the Constitution itself." |
| July 1, 2002 |
| Lee heads State Bar Association |
 Gary H. Lee is the new president of the State Bar Association of N.D. He assumed office at the bar's annual meeting in Bismarck. Fargo lawyer Maureen Holman is president-elect. Bismarck lawyer James S. Hill was reelected ABA delegate. |
| N.D. in need of women's prison |
| Devils Lake Journal/AP: "North Dakota needs a new women's prison to handle a booming female inmate population, a consultant says." |
| Minn. child-protection hearings now open to public |
| Minneapolis Star Tribune: "[Monday] court officials throughout Minnesota will for the first time throw aside the curtain on stories of disintegrating families and children in crisis. Child-protection hearings -- and much of the court file involving those cases -- become public in all 87 counties as the result of an order in December by the Minnesota Supreme Court." |
| Ashcroft aggressively pursues death penalty |
| Washington Post: "At a time when many authorities, from the U.S. Supreme Court to state governments, are rethinking aspects of capital punishment, Attorney General John D. Ashcroft is aggressively pursuing the federal death penalty and frequently overruling his own prosecutors in the process, according to records and public officials." St.Paul Pioneer Press/AP: N.Y. judge strikes down federal death penalty |
| Appellate practice tip of the week |
| Speak up, but don't shout. Other appellate practice tips |
| Job Announcement |
| A job announcement for a judicial system Deputy Clerk of District Court II at Bismarck has been posted. |
| Job Announcement |
| A job announcement for a judicial system Secretary II at Fargo has been posted. |
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