8th Circuit decides N.D. case: Aug. 14

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has issued a per curiam opinion in a North Dakota Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case.

U.S.: 40 years later, pioneering women judges savor place in history

U.S. Courts: "Federal Judge Sylvia Rambo first thought of a legal career in the 1940s when her school bus drove by a local law school in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. 'It was like a voice came out of nowhere,' she recalled, 'saying, ‘You’re going to be a lawyer.'"

Job Announcement

A job announcement for a Judicial Referee with the District Court in Bismarck has been posted.

Job Announcement

A job announcement for a Citizen Access Paralegal with the Supreme Court Law Library in Bismarck has been posted.

Job Announcement

A job announcement for a Case Aide with the Juvenile Court in Williston has been posted.

Job Announcement

A job announcement for a Case Aide with the Juvenile Court in Minot has been posted.

Who owns the bones? A conversation about dinosaurs in North Dakota

KFGO News: "The national news has been covering the story of Harrison Duran, a college student who uncovered a 65 million year old Triceratops skull in western North Dakota."

U.S.: Supreme Court could take on these 2 major gun lawsuits

PBS News: "The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide one gun-related case in its new term beginning in October, but two pending gun cases could have far wider impact on the current debate if the justices add them to their docket."

What is ‘Good Time’? Is it Good for North Dakota?

KX News: "Simply put, good time is granted to inmates who follow the rules. Burleigh County State’s Attorney Julie Lawyer explains, 'There’s time that’s taken off the sentence they have to serve so that they actually serve less time than what they’re given in court.'"

Nation: Law governing adoptions of Native American children upheld

Sioux City Journal: "A 1978 law giving preference to Native American families in foster care and adoption proceedings involving American Indian children is constitutional, a federal appeals court ruled Friday."