Lawsuit over North Dakota water supply project ends after 16 years
Dickinson Press: "The 2002 legal challenge to the Northwest Area Water Supply project has likely come to an end, Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem said Friday, May 3. In an opinion issued Friday morning, the D.C. Circuit Court ruled in favor of North Dakota and the Bureau of Reclamation."Justice Jensen, Judge Hurly speak at Rugby High School
Northeast Judicial District Judge Michael Hurly and Supreme Court Justice Jon Jensen visited Rugby High School on May 3. Judge Hurly and Justice Jensen spoke with the junior and senior classes about the North Dakota Judicial System, the Bill of Rights and answered questions from the students.U.S.: Longest-running housing discrimination case outlives judge
ABC Fox Montana News: "A federal judge who worked until his recent death at age 96 left a historic trail of groundbreaking legal opinions. But one case outlived Damon Keith: the longest-running housing discrimination lawsuit in the United States."
SD Supreme Court takes up case lawyer says could be 'absolute destruction' of tribal sovereign immunity
Rapid City Journal: "A former school principal is alleging he was wrongfully terminated from his job in a South Dakota Supreme Court case that one lawyer said could be an 'absolute destruction' of tribal nations' sovereign immunity."
Minn.: Kandiyohi County Courthouse opens its doors to the public for in-depth view of judicial process
West Central Tribune: "Jennifer Mendoza listened intently and took notes Friday during a tour of the Kandiyohi County Courthouse in Willmar. It was interesting and gave her information that could be helpful in her work, she said."
Lake Region Bar Association holds Law Day event
The Lake Region Bar Association held a Law Day event at the Lake Region Heritage Museum May 1. Fourth, fifth and sixth graders from Tate Topa Tribal School in Fort Totten, Sweetwater Elementary School in Devils Lake and Starkweather Public School performed a mock trial and deliberated as jurors in the historic federal courtroom.Gov. Burgum signs bill reforming forfeiture in North Dakota
Bismarck Tribune: "Gov. Doug Burgum on Thursday signed the last 53 bills remaining from the 2019 North Dakota legislative session, including one reforming civil asset forfeiture. Rep. Rick Becker, R-Bismarck, brought the original bill to eliminate the 'perverse incentive' of 'policing for profit.'"