General News
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Job Announcement - Federal Public Defender
A job announcement for a Federal Public Defender in Fargo has been posted. -
Dates set for 8th Circuit Judicial Conference
The Eighth Circuit Judicial Conference for judges and members of the bar has been scheduled for Oct. 27-29 in Colorado Springs. -
Federal judiciary releases 2020 annual report
The Annual Report of the Director, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, was published on Tuesday, March 16. -
Appeals court issues opinion on pipeline easement
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has affirmed a district court order requiring an environmental impact statement for the Dakota Access Pipeline. -
Job Announcement - Assistant Federal Public Defender
A job announcement for an Assistant Federal Public Defender in Bismarck has been posted. -
Entries invited in contest on importance of Bill of Rights
The United States Courts of Appeals along with the United States District Courts for the Seventh and Eighth Circuits are hosting a Bill of Rights contest. School aged children in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin are encouraged to submit an essay, poem, video, photograph, song, or piece of art on the importance of the Bill of Rights. -
DOJ is latest litigant to face judge's ire for lengthy footnotes
ABA Journal: "The U.S. Department of Justice has to file a new brief after running afoul of a Washington, D.C., court rule banning excessive footnotes." -
Federal appeals court: Male-only draft is constitutional
Associated Press: "A federal appeals court in New Orleans upheld the constitutionality of the all-male military draft system Thursday, citing a 1981 U.S. Supreme Court decision." -
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." -
Shooting at U.S. judge’s home highlights risks outside court
Bloomberg News: "A shooting at a New Jersey federal judge’s home that killed her son and wounded her husband comes as threats to judges and other court workers are increasing."