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| New Opinions: March 14 | |||||
| The Supreme Court posted three new opinions on March 14. | |||||
| Mont.: Minority of members can keep Lutheran Church | |||||
KRTV News: "The Montana Supreme Court has partially reversed a ruling on a property dispute among factions of Great Falls Lutherans who disagreed over the role of gay clergy in the church."
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| Mont.: Flathead tribes sue over reservation water rights | |||||
| NBC Montana News/AP: "The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes are asking a federal judge to block two state courts from deciding on water rights on the Flathead reservation." | |||||
| S.D.: Court ruling on CRP land puts question to self-employment tax | |||||
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S.E. Farm Press: "A non-farmer's Conservation Reserve Program income can be hit with self-employment tax, said U.S. Tax Court in a ruling last year, which involved a Texas resident who inherited farm land in South Dakota."
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| South Dakota federal court ranks among most productive in the nation | |||||
| Columbus Republic/AP: "South Dakota has been ranked second in the nation for the number of federal criminal jury trials handled by district judges in active status." | |||||
| Northern Minnesota newspaper publisher to get open-access award | |||||
| St. Paul Pioneer Press: "Former Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Paul Anderson will deliver the keynote speech Friday at the annual Freedom of Information Day event organized by the Minnesota Coalition on Government Information." | |||||
| Any fix for Minnesota Sex Offender Program looks dead for session | |||||
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MinnPost: "Despite stern warnings from a federal judge to fix potential constitutional problems with the state's sex offender treatment program, talks to revamp the program in the Minnesota Legislature have buckled - again - under political
pressure."
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North Dakota | |||||
| Court seeks comment on upcoming Southeast Judicial District vacancy | |||||
| The Supreme Court has issued a Notice of Consultation seeking comment on whether the Southeast Judicial District judgeship that will be vacated by Judge John Paulson's upcoming retirement should be retained, transferred or abolished. Comments are due by April 4. | |||||
| New East Central Judge Olson to take office March 17 | |||||
New East Central Judicial District Judge Thomas R. Olson will take office March 17. Olson was appointed Feb. 26 by Gov. Jack Dalrymple to fill the vacancy created by the appointment of Justice Lisa Fair McEvers to the Supreme Court. Plans for
Olson's formal investiture are pending.
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| Court approves amendments to Juvenile Policy Board rule | |||||
| The North Dakota Supreme Court has adopted amendments to N.D. Sup. Ct. Admin. R. 35 regarding the Juvenile Policy Board. The amendments take effect April 1. | |||||
| 'Secrets of the Courthouse' CLE set for April in Bismarck | |||||
| There will be top secret CLE programs presented at the Burleigh County Courthouse from 4 - 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 1, and Tuesday, April 8. The programs are planned for new prosecutors and defense attorneys practicing in the South Central Judicial District, and will be specific to the Burleigh and Morton County Courthouses. The programs are free and no registration is required. | |||||
| N.D. Attorney General opinion: March 13 | |||||
North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem has issued an opinion that the city of Grand Forks may not require a resident in the city's extraterritorial zoning area to clean up accumulated junk because such accumulation is not prohibited by the
city's zoning ordinances.
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| Special prosecutor approved for western ND | |||||
| Fargo Forum: "State lawmakers gave Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem permission Wednesday to hire a special prosecutor who will serve a dual role in federal court to help fight drug trafficking that has followed the oil boom in western North Dakota." | |||||
| U.S. District Court seeks input on re-appointment of magistrate judge | |||||
| The current term of office of part-time U.S. Magistrate Judge Alice Senechal at Grand Forks is due to expire on Nov. 14. The U.S. District Court is required by law to establish a panel of citizens to consider the reappointment of the magistrate judge to a new four-year term. | |||||
| Court sets March 26 hearing on proposed amendments to appellate rules | |||||
| The Supreme Court has set a hearing on proposed amendments to the Rules of Appellate Procedure. The proposed amendments are related to electronic filing and submission of the notice of appeal to the Clerk of the Supreme Court. Comments on the proposed amendments may be submitted prior to the March 26 hearing. | |||||
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Federal | |||||
| U.S.: The ones that get away | |||||
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USA Today: "For a man on the run from charges that he sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl, Thomas Terlecky has surprisingly little to fear from the law. The police here know exactly where to find him, but they will not go get him. Terlecky got away
by catching a Greyhound bus to Miami."
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| U.S. top court case highlights unsettled science in contraception | |||||
| Reuters: "As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear a religious dispute over the Obamacare contraception mandate, advocates on both sides are trying to set the court straight on the science. The case, to be heard on March 25, is one of the most closely watched of the year, partly because it taps into the enduring debate over abortion and reproductive rights." | |||||
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Minnesota | |||||
| Minnesota legal team helps man who spent decades on La. death row go free | |||||
| Minneapolis Star Tribune/AP: "A man who spent nearly 26 years on death row in Louisiana walked free of prison Tuesday, hours after a judge approved the state's motion to vacate the man's murder conviction in the 1983 killing of a jeweler. Glenn Ford, 64, had been on death row since August 1988." | |||||
| Minnesota Supreme Court: Carter Hotel case belongs in federal court | |||||
Duluth News Tribune: "The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that state courts lack the jurisdiction to consider Duluth's challenge of an effort to have the Carter Hotel taken off the city's tax rolls and placed in trust as 'Indian country.'"
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| Minn.: 2013 Annual Report to the Community now available | |||||
| Minnesota Judicial Branch: "The 2013 Minnesota Judicial Branch Annual Report to the Community is now available. The report contains information on the status of several efforts that build upon our strategic priorities, news from each of the judicial districts, and case statistics." | |||||
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South Dakota | |||||
| Shared parenting signed into SD law | |||||
KELO News: "Governor Dennis Daugaard put pen to paper Wednesday and signed the shared parenting bill into law. It gives judges in the state the option to consider equal custody for parents involved in custody battles."
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Montana | |||||
| Mont.: Local man thwarts scam involving jury duty | |||||
| KBZK News: "A phone call saying you're facing a fine and maybe jail time for missing jury duty. The person sounds official, and knows something about the local justice system. This happened to one local man - and it is a scam." | |||||
| MT Supreme Court rejects appeal against expanding bison area | |||||
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KPAX News: "The Montana Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by Park County challenging an expansion of the area that bison can roam north of Yellowstone National Park. Park County appealed after a district judge ruled that is was permissible for
bison to occupy areas in the Gardiner basin during winter months."
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Other States and Jurisdictions | |||||
| Wyoming Supreme Court reverses district court decision on fracking fluids | |||||
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Casper Star Tribune: "The Wyoming Supreme Court [March 12] reversed the ruling of a Casper judge who found ingredients used in fracking fluids are trade secrets and exempt from freedom of information requests. The high court stopped short of issuing
a decision on whether or not fracking ingredients are considered a trade secret."
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Jobs | |||||
| Job Announcement | |||||
| A job announcement for a Contract Attorney with the Commission on Legal Counsel for Indigents in Valley City in the Southeast Judicial District has been posted. | |||||
| Job Announcement | |||||
| A job announcement for a Contract Attorney with the Commission on Legal Counsel for Indigents in the Southwest Judicial District has been posted. | |||||
| Job Announcement | |||||
| A job announcement for a Temporary Summer Law Clerk with the McKenzie County States Attorney's Office in Watford City has been posted. | |||||
| Job Announcement | |||||
| A job announcement for an Assistant State's Attorney with the McKenzie County States Attorney's Office in Watford City has been posted. | |||||
| Job Announcement | |||||
| A job announcement for an Assistant United State's Attorney with the United States Attorney's Office in Bismarck has been posted. | |||||
| Job Announcement | |||||
| A job announcement for an Associate Deputy Clerk with the Municipal Court in Fargo has been posted. | |||||
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