North Dakota Supreme Court News

Court adopts judicial emergency rule

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:24:06 CDT

The North Dakota Supreme Court has adopted a new administrative rule on judicial emergencies. The rule takes effect July 1.

Job Announcement

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:30:36 CDT

A job announcement for an Attorney III with the N.D. Commission on Legal Counsel for Indigents in Williston has been posted.

Job Announcement

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:43:00 CDT

A job announcement for a part-time, temporary, Juvenile Drug Court Coordinator in Grand Forks has been posted.

U.S.: Civil commitment laws for sex offenders cause a judicial dilemma

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:31:06 CDT

St. Paul Pioneer Press: "Whether to release a convicted sex offender might be one of the most challenging questions for judges who deal with federal civil commitment cases."

U.S.: A 5-4 ruling, one of three, limits silence's protection

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:28:22 CDT

New York Times: "The Supreme Court issued three 5-to-4 decisions on Monday. One limited a criminal suspect's right to remain silent before being taken into custody. Another granted additional discretion to judges in sentencing. The third allowed a lawsuit against trial lawyers who had solicited clients using information from motor vehicle departments to move forward."

Minn.: Dwight Opperman left publishing legacy, launched West into digital age

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:37:14 CDT

Minnesota Public Radio: "A lion of Minnesota's business community, Dwight Opperman led West Publishing to become one of the most prominent publishers of legal content in the country. He also helped launch West into the digital age as a provider of online legal research."

Central Minnesota justice system, VA look to form partnerships

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:32:38 CDT

St. Cloud Times: "The St. Cloud City Attorney's Office is working with Stearns County, the Veterans Administration and local justice system partners on a different way to meet the needs of veterans who commit certain crimes."

Beat-the-odds students explore the law at University of Minnesota program

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:35:03 CDT

Twin Cities Daily Planet: "Beating-the-educational-odds stories are popular this graduation time of year. More than that, they are heartening. Count among them these: Barely 17, Trevore Muhammad is a college sophomore who is one of two youths in a big extended family to finish high school and go on to college."

SD panel begins domestic abuse study

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:01:46 CDT

Mitchell Daily Republic: "A South Dakota legislative panel started a study Monday of the state's domestic abuse law, but didn't get around to discussing whether its protections should cover people in abusive same-sex relationships."

U.S. Supeme Court criminal opinions: June 17

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:06:48 CDT

The United States Supreme Court has issued an opinion in a Miranda case, and a sentencing jury question case.
- Salinas v. Texas
- Alleyne v, U.S.

U.S. Supeme Court civil opinions: June 17

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:07:00 CDT

The United States Supreme Court has issued an opinion in an antitrust case, an access to driver's license records case, and a voter ID case.
- FTC v. Actavis
- Maracich v. Spears
- Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Ariz., Inc.

Experts deride bite marks as unreliable in court

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:47:47 CDT

USA Today: "At least 24 men convicted or charged with murder or rape based on bite marks on the flesh of victims have been exonerated since 2000, many after spending more than a decade in prison. Now a judge's ruling later this month in New York could help end the practice for good."

Supreme Court may shuffle state's court districts

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 17:25:10 CDT

Bismarck Tribune: "The North Dakota Supreme Court is considering several ways of shifting the state's judicial districts to achieve more parity in judges, workload and district population."

Holmberg has lawyers' thanks

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 17:28:04 CDT

G.F. Herald: "'North Dakotans are a people who can handle adversity. We struggle with abundance.' That was one of the observations of State Sen. Ray Holmberg, R-Grand Forks, who received the Legislative Service Award Thursday night during the convention of the North Dakota Bar Association in Bismarck."

Conservatives likely to write most remaining decisions in Supreme Court's term

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 20:26:05 CDT

Washington Post: "It's time for the conservative justices on the Supreme Court to get to work. That's not an accusation of sloth but a reflection of reality. As the court heads into the crucial final weeks of the term, it is apparent that the great majority of remaining decisions will be authored by the court's most consistent conservatives."