N.D. Attorney General opinions: July 19

Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem has issued two opinions: that the City of Surrey violated the open meetings law when it failed to provide notice of its special meetings to the official newspaper and that the Belcourt School District violated the law by failing to provide the legal authority for withholding a record.

Program helped North Dakota man overcome youth problems

Bismarck Tribune: "Brandon Matties is only 24, too young to be looking back on life. But as he matures, he’s realizing how much he learned in his teen years and how the help of a local program might have shaped his future."

Job Announcement

A job announcement for a Juvenile Court Officer III with the Juvenile Court in Dickinson has been posted.

New opinion: July 18

The Supreme Court has issued one new opinion.

N.D. Attorney General opinions: July 18

Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem has issued two opinions: that the Dickinson School District did not have an obligation to obtain records from a private citizen organization and that an unintentional delay by the Mandan Police Department in responding to a records request was unreasonable.

Job Announcement

A job announcement for a Deputy Clerk with the District Court in Bismarck has been posted.

State commissioners attend Uniform Law Commission annual conference

Members of North Dakota's delegation to the Uniform Law Commission attended the annual conference July 12-18 in Anchorage, AK.

U.S.: Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens dies at 99

Associated Press: "John Paul Stevens, the bow-tied, independent-thinking, Republican-nominated justice who unexpectedly emerged as the Supreme Court’s leading liberal, died Tuesday in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, after suffering a stroke Monday. He was 99."

Proposal would repeal US laws that hurt Native Americans

Sioux City Journal: "Leaders of Oklahoma-based Native American tribes are praising a proposal to repeal unenforced federal laws that discriminate against Native Americans."

Meet the SCJD judge applicants

Jessica Binder, Justin Hager, Michael Mahoney, Paul Myerchin, Pamela Nesvig, and Marina Spahr have applied for appointment to the new South Central Judicial District. Here is some biographical information about the applicants.