8th Circuit decides 3 N.D. cases
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has issued opinions in three North Dakota cases: it affirmed the conviction in heroin-distribution conspiracy case; it affirmed a summary judgment in a bankruptcy case related to an oil exploration agreement; and it affirmed the sentence in a drug distribution case.Dakota Datebook: Suffrage at the State Fair
Prairie Public: "On this date in 1914, suffragists were prepping to represent their cause at the North Dakota State Fair, to be held in Fargo from July 20-25."Boulder-based Native American Rights Fund turns 50
Boulder Daily Camera: "John Echohawk, executive director and founding member of the Native American Rights Fund, has worked in law for half a century protecting the rights of native people and tribes in court."Job Announcement - Temporary Data Analyst
A job announcement for a Temporary Data Analyst with the Office of the State Court Administrator in Bismarck has been posted.
N.D. Law Review Symposium on Aug. 17 moved to virtual only format
Due to the COVID-19 situation, the North Dakota Law Review Symposium set for Aug. 17 has been moved to a virtual platform for all participants.Ruth Bader Ginsburg announces cancer recurrence, says chemotherapy yielding 'positive results'
CNN: "Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said Friday she is undergoing chemotherapy to treat a recurrence of cancer. The treatment is yielding 'positive results.'"U.S.: Some courts slow reopening plans as COVID cases rise
U.S. Courts: "At a time when some states are backtracking on plans to restore business and government operations, a number of federal courts also are slowing plans to reopen courthouse doors as coronavirus (COVID-19) case numbers escalate in many states."
N.D. Attorney General opinion: July 16
Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem has issued an opinion that the Department of Health did not violate the law when it declined to provide Information relating to COVID-19 cases contained in protected disease control records.North Dakota’s only women’s prison might be closing
KFYR News: "The only women’s prison in North Dakota might be closing. Lawmakers heard a proposal to move adult inmates from the Dakota Women’s Correctional Rehab Center to the Youth Correctional Center in Mandan."