U.S.: A lawyer’s guide to upcoming Supreme Court term

Bloomberg News: "The Supreme Court’s upcoming term is shaping up to be an explosive one, with LGBT discrimination, deportation for 'Dreamers,' and the Second Amendment all currently on the docket. But there are also a number of 'sleeper cases' on the docket this term that could be deeply significant for the way lawyers practice."

At 92, Fargo native rules as oldest judge on US Court of International Trade

G.F. Herald: "The average person would hope to be long into retirement by age 92, but not Judge Richard Goldberg. The Fargo native who sits on the U.S. Court of International Trade has been going strong in the position for 29 years."

8th Circuit decides N.D. case

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has issued a per curiam opinion affirming a sentence requiring a defendant in a North Dakota criminal case to register as a sex offender.

U.S.: PACER court records 'can never be free,' judge says

Bloomberg News: "Making the judiciary’s electronic filings free to the public without an alternative funding source likely would result in steep court fee increases for litigants and hinder access to justice due to cost, a federal judge told a congressional panel Sept. 26."

Job Announcement

A job announcement for a Term Law Clerk with the U.S. District Court in Bismarck has been posted.

Hoeven introduces Traynor

WZFG News: "Senator John Hoeven [Sept. 25] introduced Daniel Traynor, who has been nominated to serve as a U.S. District Court Judge for North Dakota, at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing to review his nomination."

U.S.: Chief Justice John Roberts prepares for outsized role as umpire

USA Today: "As his Supreme Court prepares for a contentious term featuring cases on immigration, gay and lesbian rights, gun ownership and, in all likelihood, abortion, Roberts can look forward to opposition from the left and distrust from the right."

U.S.: Supreme Court Justice Kagan shares her insights

Courthouse News Service: "In a visit to U.C. Berkeley Law School Monday, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan shared her thoughts on studying law, divisive politics and the career disappointments that led to her reaching the highest court in the nation."

U.S.: 8 religion-related cases to watch when the Supreme Court is back in session

Deseret News: "Religious liberty advocates are gearing up for a big year at the Supreme Court, which will be back in session on Oct. 7. Justices have already agreed to hear four faith-related cases on LGBTQ rights and religious schooling."

U.S.: Justices' DC sniper case examines teen murderers' sentences

Associated Press: "Lee Boyd Malvo, who terrorized the Washington region in 2002 as one-half of a sniper team, is at the center of a case the Supreme Court will hear this fall. But the justices’ eventual ruling probably will mean less for him than for a dozen other inmates who, like the now-34-year-old Malvo, were sentenced to life without parole for murders they committed as teens."

U.S.: Justices to consider dispute over tax credits for scholarships

SCOTUSblog: "This winter, the justices will . . . review a decision by the Montana Supreme Court invalidating a tax-credit program because the scholarships created by the program could be used at religious schools. The impact of the justices’ eventual ruling could be significant."

U.S.: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg reflects on Supreme Court’s unchanging 'collegiality'

UChicago News: "After more than a quarter of a century on the United States Supreme Court, what hasn’t changed for Ruth Bader Ginsburg are her cordial relationships with her fellow justices."

Job Announcement

A job announcement for a Term Law Clerk with the U.S. District Court in Fargo has been posted.

8th Circuit decides N.D. case: Sept. 10

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has issued a per curiam opinion that an appeal waiver in a North Dakota criminal case was valid.

U.S.: Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch decries lack of access to justice for many Americans

USA Today: "Lawyers cost too much. Getting to trial takes too long. Juries promised by the Constitution are rarely used. And just try counting all the criminal laws on the books."

8th Circuit decides N.D. case: Sept. 6

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has issued a per curiam opinion affirming resentencing in a North Dakota criminal case.

U.S.: Gorsuch says it’s just fine to be forgotten someday

Bloomberg News: "If history doesn’t remember Justice Neil Gorsuch, that’d be just fine by him. 'We’ll all be forgotten soon enough,' the justice quotes his former boss and Supreme Court predecessor Justice Byron 'Whizzer' White in his upcoming memoir, 'A Republic, If You Can Keep It.'"

U.S.: Supreme Court taking on big issues that have been percolating for a while

ABA Journal: "The U.S. Supreme Court will tackle some pretty big issues in its next term, including cases on LGBT rights, immigration and its first major case on gun rights in nearly a decade. And that’s with only about half of its docket filled for the term that begins Oct. 7."

Job Announcement

A job announcement for a Term Law Clerk with the U.S. District Court in Bismarck has been posted.

North Dakota's mandatory bar fees are constitutional, rules federal appeals panel

Law.com: "A federal appellate court on Friday rejected a First Amendment challenge to North Dakota’s mandatory bar association. A three-judge panel of the U.S.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled that there was no constitutional violation in the bar association’s procedures for collecting members’ dues."

U.S.: Elena Kagan offers new law students advice — and a shot of confidence

Harvard Gazette: "Elena Kagan was 'petrified' when a Law School professor called on her on her first day of class. She blew her first exams, which situated her in 'the bottom third of the class.'"

8th Circuit decides N.D. case: Aug. 30

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has issued an opinion affirming a summary judgment of dismissal in a First Amendment lawsuit against the State Bar Association of North Dakota.

President Trump nominates Devils Lake attorney for ND federal judgeship

Bismarck Tribune: "President Donald Trump has nominated Devils Lake attorney Daniel Traynor to succeed federal Judge Daniel Hovland. Traynor is a shareholder in the Traynor Law Firm in Devils Lake, where he practices insurance defense, personal injury, business litigation and American Indian law."