Supreme Court welcomes new law clerks
The North Dakota Supreme Court is pleased to announce the following individuals who began their one-year clerkship with the North Dakota Supreme Court on Aug. 3: Logan Carpenter, Alexandra Carthew, Erica Skogen Hovey, Matthew Keller, and Katelyn Krabbenhoft.Supreme Court to live-stream oral arguments on August 4, 2020
The North Dakota Supreme Court will live-stream video of oral arguments on Tuesday, August 4, 2020 on its YouTube channel.Oneida tribe wins closely watched Wisconsin legal fight
ABC News: "A federal appeals court on Thursday sided with the Oneida Tribe of Wisconsin in its fight over a village's authority to require a special events permit for an apple festival, in a case that could have wide-ranging impacts across the U.S."Zoom courts will stick around as virus forces seismic change
Bloomberg News: "Virtual court proceedings will probably outlive the Covid-19 pandemic, as even skeptical judges and lawyers say that they’ve made depositions, oral arguments, and jury selection much more efficient."Former South Dakota Attorney General Meierhenry dies
Sioux Falls Argus Leader: "Mark Meierhenry, a former South Dakota attorney general and the patriarch of an influential legal family, died early Wednesday. He was 75."Minnesota Supreme Court rules in favor of employment protections for unpaid interns, students
Bring Me The News: "The Minnesota Supreme Court decided Wednesday that compensation is not required for an employee to be covered under the state’s civil rights laws."New opinions: July 30
The Supreme Court has issued three new opinions.North Dakota governing bodies adjust to social distancing, remote meetings
G.F. Herald: "When the COVID-19 pandemic started to pose difficulties for local and state officials, Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem knew it was important for meetings to remain accessible even if they could not be held in the same way."Dakota Datebook: 1889 Suffrage attempts and the Constitutional Convention
Prairie Public: "Even as Dakota Territory prepped to divide into states in 1889, women’s suffrage was a point of contention. Suffragists presented a petition at the territorial convention in January that was signed by over 4000 women asking the legislature to enact a law giving women the same voting rights as men."