N.D. Attorney General opinion: May 14
Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem has issued an opinion that a city may not enact an ordinance similar to or identical to a state criminal law unless given specific statutory authority to regulate that area.U.S.: Justice Breyer's warning and other things we learned at the Supreme Court Monday
CNN: "As the Supreme Court rounds the final turns of the term, Justice Stephen Breyer seemed to launch a warning towards his conservative colleagues in an opinion released Monday. Be very careful before you overturn precedent, he said."
Minnesota’s new corrections commissioner fuels hope on both sides of the bars
Duluth News Tribune: "Paul Schnell let out a warm smile as he greeted a class full of some of Minnesota’s most dangerous men. The new state corrections commissioner struck up candid conversations with several inmates during a visit to the maximum security prison in Oak Park Heights earlier this month."Job Announcement
A job announcement for a Deputy Clerk of District Court in Bismarck has been posted.
Latest N.D. Law Review issue now online
Volume 94, Issue 2 of the North Dakota Law Review is now available online.ND jurists visit Rugby High School
Pierce County Tribune: "Two North Dakota judges visited Rugby High School last week to meet with students in the Tillman Hovland Auditorium for an informal question and answer session."N.D. Attorney General opinion: May 13
Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem has issued an opinion that the City of Napoleon did not violate the law because the discussions by the mayor and two council members were not subject to open meetings requirements.North Dakota ranks third in the country when it comes to juvenile drug arrests
Jamestown Sun: "A recent study revealed juvenile drug arrest rates in North Dakota are among the highest in the country, and federal numbers show those numbers have increased over the last decade."