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| New Opinion: Feb. 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| The Supreme Court posted a new opinion on Feb. 10. | |||||||||||||||||
| Steven M. Light 1970-2012 | |||||||||||||||||
Fargo lawyer Steven M. Light, 42, died Feb. 8. He was a graduate of the University of North Dakota School of Law and became a member of the North Dakota bar in 1997. His funeral will be Tuesday, Feb. 14, at 11 a.m. at First Lutheran Church, Fargo.
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| Fargo Public Schools creating history unit based around Judge Davies | |||||||||||||||||
WDAY News: "North Dakota students will soon go beyond the textbooks to learn about a Fargo man who helped change the civil rights era. Carl Oberholtzer is on a mission to educate North Dakota elementary and high school students on Judge Ronald
Davies."
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| Pattern Jury Instruction Commission March 1-2 agenda | |||||||||||||||||
| The agenda for the March 1-2 meeting of the Pattern Jury Instruction Commission has been posted. | |||||||||||||||||
| Mont.: Bozeman-area lawyers gather to support equal access to justice | |||||||||||||||||
| KBZK News: "More than 130 attorneys from in and around Bozeman gathered on Friday to show their support for all Montana citizens having access to the courts." | |||||||||||||||||
| U.S.: States slowly opening courts to cameras | |||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento Bee: "When the U.S. Supreme Court hears challenges to the national health care law this spring, fewer than 2,000 people, including press, guests and representatives of the public, will be able to see the court proceedings with their own eyes. That's because the nation's highest court imposes an unequivocal ban on cameras in the courtroom." | |||||||||||||||||
| Wash.: Terminal cancer can't shake Supreme Court Justice's spirit | |||||||||||||||||
Spokane Spokesman-Review: "Mary Fairhurst, a Washington state Supreme Court Justice with deep Spokane roots, is living with terminal colon cancer. It could take her life in six months or a year - or in 10 years and beyond. She's hoping for the
10-plus plan."
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| Court seeks comment on proposed ADR rule amendments | |||||||||||||||||
| The North Dakota Supreme Court is seeking comments on a proposed new N.D. Rule of Appellate Procedure 5 and a new Appellate Mediation Protocol and proposed amendments to N.D. Rule of Court 8.9. Comments are due March 1. | |||||||||||||||||
| Court adopts amendments to procedural rules | |||||||||||||||||
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The North Dakota Supreme Court has adopted amendments to the North Dakota Rules of Civil Procedure, Appellate Procedure, Criminal Procedure, Court, and the Supreme Court Administrative Rules and Orders.
The amendments take effect March 1, 2012, except for amendments to N.D.R.Civ.P. 65 on injunctions, which take effect July 1, 2012.
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| Court issues Notice of Consultation on upcoming SWJD vacancy | |||||||||||||||||
| The Supreme Court has issued a Notice of Consultation on the upcoming vacancy in the Southwest Judicial District. Because Judge H. Patrick Weir has given notice that he does does not intend to be a candidate when his term expires Dec. 31, the Court must determine whether the judgeship is necessary for effective judicial administration in the SWJD or whether it may be transferred. | |||||||||||||||||
| Court adopts amendments to judge disqualification rule | |||||||||||||||||
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The North Dakota Supreme Court has adopted amendments to N.D.Sup.Ct.Admin.R. 17 on judge self-disqualification procedure. The amendments take effect March 1.
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| Court adopts amendments to lawyer discipline rule | |||||||||||||||||
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The North Dakota Supreme Court has adopted amendments to N.D.R. Lawyer Discipl. 3.1. The amendments take effect March 1.
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| Friends and colleagues remember Steven M. Light, 42 | |||||||||||||||||
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G.F. Herald: "Steven M. Light, a well-known Grand Forks and Fargo criminal defense attorney, was found dead Wednesday evening inside a rest stop along Interstate 29 just south of Hillsboro, N.D., according to the Traill County Sheriff's Department."
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| Montana justices rule BNSF lawsuit can move ahead | |||||||||||||||||
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Billings Gazette/AP: "The Montana Supreme Court says that the clock has not run out on Livingston landowners' pollution claims against BNSF Railway. The Livingston Enterprise reports that the court's decision Tuesday blocks an attempt by BNSF to
throw out landowners' claims dating back to 2007."
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| Mont. Supreme Court denies request to temporarily suspend corporate spending ban | |||||||||||||||||
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Great Falls Tribune: "The Montana Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down a request by the Washington, D.C.-based Western Tradition Partnership to temporarily suspended enforcement of the Corrupt Practices Act - a 100-year-old Montana law that bans
corporate expenditures in political campaigns."
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| U of M Law School hosts discussions during 'Law and Religion Week' | |||||||||||||||||
| KSTP News: "The University of Minnesota Law School will be taking a look at the role of religion in law during a series of lunchtime events. The school has named Feb. 27 through March 2 'Law and Religion Week.'" | |||||||||||||||||
| U.S.: Justice delayed, lawyers unpaid? | |||||||||||||||||
| Wall Street Journal: "Last year 42 states cut judicial funding, according to the National Center for State Courts. The reductions come as poverty levels rise and states continue to pass new laws that essentially act as unfunded mandates because they increase the number of cases coming into the court system." | |||||||||||||||||
| Job Announcement | |||||||||||||||||
| A job announcement for a Law Clerk - Temporary in the Burleigh County State's Attorney's Office has been posted. | |||||||||||||||||
| Job Announcement | |||||||||||||||||
| A job announcement for Assistant Dean for Student Life at the University of North Dakota School of Law has been posted. | |||||||||||||||||
| Job Announcement | |||||||||||||||||
| A job announcement for an Assistant United States Attorney - Civil with the U.S. Attorney's Office, District of N.D. has been posted. | |||||||||||||||||
| Job Announcement | |||||||||||||||||
| A job announcement for an Assistant United States Attorney - Criminal with the U.S. Attorney's Office, District of N.D. has been posted. | |||||||||||||||||
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