Job Announcement - Term Law Clerk

A job announcement for a Term Law Clerk to a U.S. Magistrate Judge in Fargo has been posted.

U.S. Supreme Court per curiam opinions: Nov. 2

The United States Supreme Court has issued per curiam opinions in a case on tort liability for injuries caused by protesters and a qualified immunity case involving allegations of cruel and unusual punishment.

U.S. District Court issues updated COVID-19 order

The United States District Court for the District of North Dakota has issued an updated administrative order continuing jury trials scheduled to start between Oct. 27 and Nov. 30.

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 firearms case.

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.

The United States Supreme Court will conduct oral arguments next week with one Justice missing and an empty courtroom

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died on September 18, 2020, and her passing will leave the Court with 8 Justices when their term begins on October 5.

U.S. District Court issues updated COVID-19 order

The United States District Court for the District of North Dakota has issued an updated order extending the authorization for the use of video and tele conferencing for specified hearing types until December 25.

U.S. District Court to upgrade CM/ECF system

The United States District Court for the District of North Dakota will be upgrading its CM/ECF system over the weekend. The system will be unavailable beginning at 7 p.m., Friday, Sept. 25.