8th Circuit decides N.D. case
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has issued a per curiam opinion affirming a sentence requiring a defendant in a North Dakota criminal case to register as a sex offender.South Dakota jails more people per capita than any other state, report shows
Sioux Falls Argus Leader: "South Dakota jails more people per capita than any other state in the country, according to a national nonprofit that researches incarceration. Half of those arrests are drug or alcohol-related."U.S.: PACER court records 'can never be free,' judge says
Bloomberg News: "Making the judiciary’s electronic filings free to the public without an alternative funding source likely would result in steep court fee increases for litigants and hinder access to justice due to cost, a federal judge told a congressional panel Sept. 26."Job Announcement
A job announcement for an Attorney for Legal Services of North Dakota with the Medical Legal Partnership in Fargo has been posted.Job Announcement
A job announcement for a Term Law Clerk with the U.S. District Court in Bismarck has been posted.Job Announcement
A job announcement for a Staff Attorney with the Supreme Court Central Legal Staff in Bismarck has been posted.Notice of Comment/Hearing (comments due October 30, 2019)
Prop. Amend. N.D.R. Civ.P, Crim.P., App.P., Evidence, Sup.Ct. Admin.R.Court seeks comment on proposed procedural rule amendments
The Supreme Court is seeking comment on proposed amendments to the Rules of Civil Procedure, Rules of Criminal Procedure, Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rules of Evidence, and the Supreme Court Administrative Rules. Comments are due Oct. 30.Remote public access approved for ND court records in 'major sea change'
Bismarck Tribune: "Remote, electronic access will soon be available for North Dakota court system records. The state Supreme Court on Wednesday adopted a rule governing public access to court documents."