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Justin N. Silicz 1986-2019

UND School of Law graduate Justin N. Silicz died June 2. A member of the Manitoba bar, he worked as an attorney in Winnipeg. Funeral services are at St. John Brébeuf Parish in Winnipeg on Saturday, June 8 at 9:30 a.m.

Job Announcement

A job announcement for an Attorney I with the Child Support Division of the Department of Human Services in Bismarck has been posted.

Dakota Datebook: The most remarkable trial

Prairie Public: "On this date in 1912, the Bismarck Tribune reported that Myron R. Kent quietly passed away in the state penitentiary. The news did not cause much of a stir. But at one time, Kent was at the center of what had been dubbed 'the most remarkable trial in the annals of the west.'"

U.S.: Thomas, RBG align in 5-4 rulings

Associated Press: "Since Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s return in late winter from cancer surgery and broken ribs , she has regularly accepted Justice Clarence Thomas’ extended hand to help her down the three steps behind the Supreme Court bench when the gavel falls and court ends for the day."

Patrick Morley 1950-2019

Longtime Grand Forks attorney Patrick Morley died June 5. He was 68. A graduate of the UND School of Law, he was admitted to the bar in 1976. A celebration of life will take place Sunday, June 23 at 2 p.m. at the Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks.

U.S.: Tension in the Court

ABA Journal: "As the U.S. Supreme Court enters the busy month of June, when it releases the final block of its decisions, there is a sense that the justices have succeeded in keeping their merits docket relatively low-key this term."