Gov. Burgum appoints new North Dakota labor commissioner

Bismarck Tribune: "Gov. Doug Burgum on Thursday appointed a new North Dakota labor commissioner. Erica Thunder will lead the Department of Labor and Human Rights, succeeding Michelle Kommer. Thunder comes to the job after 2.5 years as the judicial systems administrator for the North Dakota Indian Affairs Commission."

U.S.: Retired Justice John Paul Stevens talks history, his new book and ping-pong

NPR News: "When you interview a 99-year-old Supreme Court justice, one who has written some of the landmark opinions of modern times, you don't imagine in advance that the subplot of the interview is going to be Ping-Pong."

Judge curbs South Dakota political contribution law

Courthouse News Service: "A federal judge found unconstitutional Thursday a ballot measure passed by South Dakota voters last year that bans out-of-state contributions to ballot question committees."

U.S.: Back-loaded Supreme Court enters 'flood season'

Bloomberg Law: "Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has referred to it as 'flood season.' Ginsburg was talking about the 'well-known crunch' as the end of the U.S. Supreme Court term approaches."

Mont.: Court delay leads to dismissal of aggravated assault charge

U.S. News: "The Montana Supreme Court has ordered a District Court in northwestern Montana to dismiss an aggravated assault charge against a state prison inmate who pleaded no contest to hitting a bicyclist with his car in May 2016."

CPA society profiles Justice Jon J. Jensen in newsletter

Justice Jon J. Jensen, a CPA, was profiled in the May 2019 of the North Dakota CPA Newsletter, a quarterly publication issued by the North Dakota Society of Certified Public Accountants. The North Dakota CPA Society is the statewide association of Certified Public Accountants that has more than 1,800 members.

New Montana law ends statute of limitations on child sex abuse

Great Falls Tribune: "A bill to change Montana's child sexual abuse laws, including lifting the statute of limitations for prosecuting such crimes, was signed Tuesday by Gov. Steve Bullock."

S.D.: Federal judge garners piece of state history

Moody County Enterprise: "Flandreau native Karen Schreier has the distinction of being the first female judge appointed by a president to serve in South Dakota. After nearly 20 years working in that spot as a U.S. District Judge for the District of South Dakota, she retains the distinction of being the only one."

Barnes County clerk's office to close early May 7

The Barnes County Clerk of Court's office will close at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, May 7. It will reopen at 8 a.m. Wednesday.

Governor Burgum proclaims May as Drug Court Month

A courtroom is not a place where you expect to find scenes of celebration and tears of joy. Unless, of course, it’s drug court. During the month of May, drug courts throughout North Dakota will join more than 3,000 such programs nationwide in celebrating National Drug Court Month.