U.S. Supreme Court Jan. 13 arguments

Monday, the United States Supreme Court hears arguments in a case on whether preclusion principles can bar a defendant from raising defenses that were not actually litigated and resolved in a prior case and in a retirement plan case involving breach of fiduciary duty.

U.S.: In 2020, watch for these blockbuster Supreme Court cases

PBS News: "The U.S. Supreme Court begins the second half of a potentially historic term — with arguments involving abortion, President Donald Trump’s financial records and funds for religious schools, among others — in the shadow of a presidential impeachment trial."

U.S.: A 3-decade-long water dispute heads to the Supreme Court

MPR News: "For three decades, Georgia and Florida have been battling over how to share a precious resource: water. Georgia has it, and Florida, which is downstream, says it's not getting its fair share."

U.S.: Lawyers, uninterrupted, adjust to Supreme Court two-minute rule

Bloomberg News: "'I got five words out before Justice Scalia interrupted me.' That’s how Erwin Chemerinsky, now the dean of Berkeley Law School, recalls his first U.S. Supreme Court argument back in 2002."

Roberts: Judges working to promote civics, impartial courts

Associated Press: "Federal judges are taking up the challenge to educate Americans about how their government works at a time when false information can spread instantaneously on social media, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote Tuesday in his annual year-end report."

A look back at 2019: A tale of two terms?

SCOTUSblog: "Any review of a calendar year at the Supreme Court necessarily includes two different terms: the term that ends in June and the new one that begins in October and will run into the following year."

U.S.: 9 Supreme Court cases that shaped the 2010s

Vox: "If you want to understand what the Supreme Court became in the last decade, consider a 2012 study by University of California, Irvine law professor Rick Hasen. Between 1975 and 1990, Hasen found that Congress enacted 'an average of twelve overrides of Supreme Court cases in each two-year Congressional term.'"

Senate confirms Traynor as new federal judge in North Dakota

Bismarck Tribune: "The U.S. Senate has confirmed Devils Lake attorney Daniel Traynor to serve as federal judge in North Dakota, according to U.S. Sens. John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer."

U.S.: Religious school’s firing power heads to high court

Courthouse News Service: "The Supreme Court took up two cases Wednesday that ask whether teachers at religious schools can sue their employers for discrimination."

U.S.: Man whose conviction was overturned by Supreme Court after 6 trials is granted bail

NPR News: "Mississippi man Curtis Flowers was tried for the same crime six times: the murder of four people at a furniture store in 1996. He was convicted four times — but each was overturned. Two others ended in mistrials."

Job Announcement - Term Law Clerk

A job announcement for a Term Law Clerk to U.S. District Court Judge Nominee Daniel M. Traynor in Bismarck has been posted.

U.S. Supreme Court accepts new Oklahoma case about Indian reservations

The Oklahoman: "The U.S. Supreme Court, which failed this year to decide a case that could have a major impact in eastern Oklahoma, has chosen a different path to determine whether tribal reservations in the state were officially terminated."

U.S.: Supreme Court refuses to consider cities' efforts to prosecute the homeless for sleeping outside

USA Today: "The Supreme Court refused Monday to consider whether state and local governments can make it a crime for homeless people to sleep outside."

U.S. Supreme Court opinion: Dec. 11

The United States Supreme Court has issued an opinion in a trademark case.

U.S. Supreme Court Dec. 11 arguments

Wednesday, the United States Supreme Court hears arguments in a death penalty case involving the review of sentencing errors and an international custody case in which the mother removed the child to the United States.

U.S. Supreme Court opinion: Dec. 10

The United States Supreme Court has issued an opinion in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case.

U.S. Supreme Court Dec. 10 arguments

Tuesday, the United States Supreme Court hears arguments in an Affordable Care Act case involving payments to insurance companies and a case on whether a criminal defendant is required to formally object after being sentenced in order to receive reasonableness review on appeal.

U.S. Supreme Court Dec. 9 arguments

Monday, the United States Supreme Court hears arguments in a case on motions to reopen deportation proceedings and a case involving legal interpretations by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.

U.S.: Justices debate allowing state law to be 'hidden behind a pay wall'

Ars Technica: "The courts have long held that laws can't be copyrighted. But if the state mixes the text of the law together with supporting information, things get trickier."

Job Announcement - Term Law Clerk

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

U.S. Supreme Court Dec. 4 arguments

Wednesday the United States Supreme Court hears arguments in a case on the limitations period for a breach of fiduciary duty under ERISA and a death penalty case involving what constitutes a second or successive habeas application.

U.S. District Court to hold naturalization ceremony Dec. 11

The United States District Court for the District of North Dakota will hold a ceremony for the naturalization of new citizens in Fargo on Wednesday, Dec. 11, at 11 a.m.

U.S. Supreme Court Dec. 3 arguments

Tuesday, the United States Supreme Court hears arguments in a case on whether the federal “Superfund” Act prevents property owners from seeking restoration damages under state law and a case on whether state law or federal common law principles govern the ownership of a tax refund paid to a corporation.