U.S.: It's going to be an unusual May in the Supreme Court
ABA Journal: "For the first time in recent memory, the Supreme Court will be holding oral arguments in May, and for the first time ever, they will be by telephone."Judge reverses sale of Montana oil and gas leases on public lands
Courthouse News Service: "A federal judge in Montana ruled Friday that the Bureau of Land Management failed to fulfill its National Environmental Policy Act requirements when it issued 287 oil and gas leases in eastern Montana."
Black robes or bathrobes? Virus alters high court traditions
WSLS News: "The coronavirus pandemic is forcing big changes at the tradition-bound Supreme Court. The justices will hear arguments this month by telephone for the first time since Alexander Graham Bell patented his invention in 1876."PACER's flaws run counter to original purpose of increasing access to law
ABA Journal: "Like any lawyer, Tina Willis, owner of Tina Willis Law, a personal injury law firm in Orlando, Florida, frequently accesses court records electronically. But as a general rule, she tries to avoid PACER."
New N.D. Law Review issue posted online
North Dakota Law Review Volume 95, Number 1 is now available online.Federal judge signs settlement in North Dakota voter ID lawsuits
Bismarck Tribune: "A federal judge has approved an agreement between North Dakota and American Indian tribes settling a dispute over the state’s voter identification requirements that at one point reached the U.S. Supreme Court."Courtroom access: Laboratories for live-streaming?
SCOTUSblog: "On April 13, the Supreme Court announced that it would conduct 10 oral arguments via telephone conference on several days in May in cases whose oral argument dates had been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic."Text notifications now available in criminal, juvenile cases
The North Dakota court system is now offering text notifications to parties involved in criminal and juvenile court cases. Parties who sign up will receive text notifications for all newly scheduled, re-scheduled, or canceled hearings.
N.D. Attorney General opinion: April 29
Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem has issued an opinion that the Bismarck Public School District’s announcement that an executive session was to discuss “complaints raised to the district” was sufficiently detailed.