U.S.: 6 themes to pay attention to in upcoming Supreme Court decisions

NPR News: "It's decision season at the U.S. Supreme Court, and there are a host of consequential cases the justices are deciding, from a controversial Trump administration proposal to adding a citizenship question to the census to gerrymandering and a question of separation of church and state."

U.S.: Retired Justice Kennedy promises message of civility at American Law Institute’s annual meeting

SCOTUSblog: "'This award will inspire me in future years to bring again the message of civility and decency and progress to all of those who, like you, revere the law,' retired Justice Anthony Kennedy promised [May 20] as he received the Henry J. Friendly Medal at the American Law Institute’s annual meeting."

Minn.: Healing incarcerated women through storytelling and song

MPR News: "As a singer hits the high notes of a tune about never having to walk alone, women dressed in prison-issued gray sweats and white tennis shoes pass around a box of tissues."

Stutsman and Barnes County juvenile court celebrates Drug Court Month

Special guests Representative Bernie Satrom, Justice Jerod Tufte and his wife State Health Officer Mylynn Tufte attended the Stutsman/Barnes Juvenile Drug Court on May 15 in recognition of Drug Court Month. They observed a graduation and court session.

U.S.: High court sides with Crow tribe member in hunting dispute

Associated Press: "The Supreme Court on Monday sided with a member of the Crow tribe who was fined for hunting elk in Wyoming’s Bighorn National Forest, giving him a good chance to get a more than $8,000 fine against him overturned."

U.S.: Thomas blasts refusal to close 70-year-old federal tort loophole

Courthouse News Service: "U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas blasted his colleagues Monday for refusing to hear a tort case brought against the United States by the husband of a Navy lieutenant who died during childbirth at a naval hospital."

Job Announcement

A job announcement for a Court Reporter with the District Court in the Bismarck/Mandan area has been posted.

Job Announcement

A job announcement for an Electronic Court Recorder with the District Court in Bottineau has been posted.

Job Announcement

A job announcement for a Legal Assistant I with the Burleigh County State’s Attorney office in Bismarck has been posted.

Coordination between programs key to curbing recidivism, North Dakota paper says

Fargo Forum: "A new paper just published in the North Dakota State Bar magazine tackles the complicated issue of prison sentences, repeat offenders and how the state can make a difference with a more coordinated justice system."