Montana Supreme Court upholds 1882 right
Billings Gazette: "The Montana Supreme Court has upheld the oldest water right on Flatwillow Creek, dating back to 1882, according to an opinion filed on Tuesday."Job Announcement
Job announcements for two Assistant United States Attorney vacancies with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of North Dakota have been posted.
Abortion restrictions? Partisan election maps? Same-sex wedding cakes? Supreme Court has heard it all before
USA Today: "Same-sex wedding cakes are on the menu at the Supreme Court. Again. So are partisan election maps. And naughty trademarks. And an abortion restriction the high court struck down three years ago."MN Court of Appeals: Campaign disclosure requirement not a violation of free speech
MPR News: "The Minnesota Court of Appeals has rejected Hennepin County Sheriff Dave Hutchinson’s assertion that requiring candidates to place a disclaimer on their political ads violates their free speech rights."
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.