Supreme Court denies Nevada church's appeal of coronavirus rule
MPR News: "A sharply divided U.S. Supreme Court denied a rural Nevada church’s request late Friday to strike down as unconstitutional a 50-person cap on worship services as part of the state’s ongoing response to the coronavirus."Job Announcement - Assistant City Attorney
A job announcement for an Assistant City Attorney with the City of Bismarck has been posted.U.S. District Court posts updated coronavirus operations order
The United States District Court for the District of North Dakota has posted an updated order on court operations under the exigent circumstances created by COVID-19.
Melissa Hamilton named president of National Association of Legal Assistants
Melissa Hamilton, a paralegal with the Attorney General’s office, has been installed as president of the National Association of Legal Assistants.North Dakota lawyers see major case backlog as trials resume
KX News: "Now that a North Dakota Supreme Court Administrative Order has been lifted, jury trials can resume. Trials were allowed to start up again July 1, but with a few months of backlog."New opinions: July 22-23
The Supreme Court has issued 21 new opinions.Uniform Juvenile Court Act rewritten for the first time in almost 50 years
KX News: "The first draft of a bill to replace the North Dakota Uniform Juvenile Court Act was presented to lawmakers for the first time in almost 50 years."
8th Circuit decides N.D. case
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has affirmed the conviction and sentence in a North Dakota drug case.U.S. District Court electronic filing system to be down this weekend
The United States District Court for the District of North Dakota is upgrading its CM/ECF system. It will be unavailable from 6 p.m. Friday, July 24, until noon on Saturday, July 25.