North Dakota lawyers see major case backlog as trials resume
KX News: "Now that a North Dakota Supreme Court Administrative Order has been lifted, jury trials can resume. Trials were allowed to start up again July 1, but with a few months of backlog."New opinions: July 22-23
The Supreme Court has issued 21 new opinions.Uniform Juvenile Court Act rewritten for the first time in almost 50 years
KX News: "The first draft of a bill to replace the North Dakota Uniform Juvenile Court Act was presented to lawmakers for the first time in almost 50 years."
8th Circuit decides N.D. case
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has affirmed the conviction and sentence in a North Dakota drug case.U.S. District Court electronic filing system to be down this weekend
The United States District Court for the District of North Dakota is upgrading its CM/ECF system. It will be unavailable from 6 p.m. Friday, July 24, until noon on Saturday, July 25.
U.S.: Pandemic lawsuits from voters, worshipers, prisoners meet roadblock at Supreme Court
USA Today: "The coronavirus pandemic has fueled an outbreak of lawsuits from voters, church worshipers, prisoners and others challenging public health policies, but the Supreme Court is proving to be a roadblock."Minn.: Court in the time of COVID
Brainerd Dispatch: "When Crow Wing County Attorney Don Ryan assumed his elected post 26 years ago, he did not foresee a time when nearly all of his office’s court appearances would take place in the virtual realm."