Okla.: Tribal law expert calls Supreme Court's McGirt ruling 'most important' in state history
Tulsa World: "Thursday’s Supreme Court ruling that the Muscogee (Creek) Nation’s original reservation boundaries were never legally disestablished ranks as one of the most important court decisions in Oklahoma history."Student who collected garbage to pay for college is accepted to Harvard Law School
ABC News: "A Maryland college graduate has been admitted to Harvard Law after overcoming a laundry list of obstacles."
U.S. Supreme Court opinions: July 9
The United States Supreme Court has issued opinions in a case on whether certain land in Oklahoma remains “Indian country," a case on congressional subpoenas for presidential information, and a case involving a criminal subpoena to a sitting president.Chief Justice's statement on resumption of jury trials
On July 1, 2020, jury trials resumed within the North Dakota Judicial System. Providing a forum for litigants to resolve their disputes and ensuring criminal defendants have a jury of their peers are both essential functions of our system of justice.
N.D. Attorney General opinion: July 8
Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem has issued an opinion that an executive session discussion between the Williston Public School District #1 and its attorney met the definition of attorney consultation, and was authorized by law.Dakota Datebook: Suffrage Symbols
Prairie Public: "In 1914 in Fargo, the suffragists sold a common symbol, a 'dainty yellow rose' that made for 'attractive button-hole bouquets.'"U.S. Supreme Court opinions: July 8
The United States Supreme Court has issued opinions in an employment discrimination case brought by a teacher at a Catholic school and a case involving religious exemptions to health insurance contraceptive coverage requirements.