No delay for Minnesota probation reform hearing

MPR News: "The Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission will proceed with a public hearing next week on a proposed five-year probation cap, despite significant concern among members about the plan."

New opinions: Dec. 12

The Supreme Court has issued 20 new opinions.

Clerk of N.D. Supreme Court says goodbye after 31 years

KX Net: "There’s not a lot of turnover in the offices of North Dakota’s highest court. Only four people have served as Clerk of the Supreme Court since North Dakota became a state in 1889."

Notice of Comment/Hearing

Vacancy in Judgeship No. 5, East Central Judicial District

U.S. Supreme Court opinion: Dec. 11

The United States Supreme Court has issued an opinion in a trademark case.

U.S. Supreme Court Dec. 11 arguments

Wednesday, the United States Supreme Court hears arguments in a death penalty case involving the review of sentencing errors and an international custody case in which the mother removed the child to the United States.

Judge Racek will not seek reelection in ECJD

East Central Judicial District Presiding Judge Frank Racek has announced that he will not be running for reelection in 2020. Judge Racek served as a county judge from 1988-1994 and was first elected district judge in 1994.

New dean says UND School of Law seeing brighter days

G.F. Herald: "Though it was a sometimes rocky path to get there, times are bright at the UND School of Law, says Dean Michael McGinniss."

U.S. Supreme Court opinion: Dec. 10

The United States Supreme Court has issued an opinion in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case.

U.S. Supreme Court Dec. 10 arguments

Tuesday, the United States Supreme Court hears arguments in an Affordable Care Act case involving payments to insurance companies and a case on whether a criminal defendant is required to formally object after being sentenced in order to receive reasonableness review on appeal.