Federal Courts
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U.S.: Federal judges have a way to make investigations disappear
Associated Press: "The fastest way for federal judges facing investigation by their peers to make an inquiry go away is to utter two words: 'I quit.'” -
U.S.: Retired Justice John Paul Stevens talks history, his new book and ping-pong
NPR News: "When you interview a 99-year-old Supreme Court justice, one who has written some of the landmark opinions of modern times, you don't imagine in advance that the subplot of the interview is going to be Ping-Pong." -
U.S.: Back-loaded Supreme Court enters 'flood season'
Bloomberg Law: "Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has referred to it as 'flood season.' Ginsburg was talking about the 'well-known crunch' as the end of the U.S. Supreme Court term approaches." -
U.S.: Justice Brett Kavanaugh says judges 'owe our allegiance to the Constitution'
CNN: "Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh stressed judicial independence and 'allegiance to the Constitution' in his first major appearance outside of Washington since his contentious confirmation last October." -
Lawsuit over North Dakota water supply project ends after 16 years
Dickinson Press: "The 2002 legal challenge to the Northwest Area Water Supply project has likely come to an end, Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem said Friday, May 3. In an opinion issued Friday morning, the D.C. Circuit Court ruled in favor of North Dakota and the Bureau of Reclamation." -
U.S. Supreme Court opinion: April 29
The United States Supreme Court has issued an opinion in a case on when the Tennessee Valley Authority can be sued. -
U.S. top court buttresses company power to arbitrate disputes
Reuters: "In a decision that could further help companies limit damages in disputes with workers, the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled against a California man who was the victim of an online scam and sought to bring claims against his employer." -
U.S. Supreme Court opinion: April 24
The United States Supreme Court has issued an opinion in a case involving the interpretation of an arbitration agreement. -
U.S.: Supreme Court struggles with Wisconsin drunken driving law
Associated Press: "The Supreme Court on Tuesday grappled with a Wisconsin law that allows law enforcement to draw blood without a warrant from suspected drunken drivers who have become unconscious." -
8th Circuit decides N.D. case
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has issued a per curiam opinion affirming the sentence in a North Dakota drug case. -
U.S.: Supreme Court decision on Freedom of Information Act hinges on one word
USA Today: "The Supreme Court spent an hour Monday debating the meaning of the word 'confidential.' The result could have major implications for public access to government records." -
U.S. Supreme Court April 24 arguments
Wednesday, the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case on the intent required for a burglary offense and in a bankruptcy case on whether a creditor’s good-faith belief that trying to collect a debt does not violate a discharge order protects the creditor from contempt. -
U.S. District Court sets naturalization ceremony for April 23
News Release: "The United States District Court for the District of North Dakota announces that a ceremony for the naturalization of new citizens will be held in Fargo on Tuesday, April 23, 2019, at 11:00 a.m." -
U.S.: Quest for food stamp data lands newspaper at Supreme Court
U.S. News: "In the summer of 2010, reporters at South Dakota's Argus Leader newspaper decided to request data about the government's food assistance program, previously known as food stamps." -
U.S. Supreme Court April 23 arguments
Tuesday, the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments in an illegal firearms possession case, a case involving a warrantless blood draw from an unconscious motorist, and a case on whether the Department of Commerce’s decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census was unlawful. -
U.S. Supreme Court April 22 arguments
Monday, the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments in a Freedom of Information Act case involving disclosure of confidential information and a case on whether administrative exhaustion is a jurisdictional prerequisite to suit. -
U.S. Supreme Court April 17 arguments
Wednesday, the United States Supreme Court hears arguments in a case on the definition of “crime of violence” and a case on the statute of limitations applicable to federal civil rights actions. -
U.S. Supreme Court April 16 arguments
Tuesday, the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case on whether state or federal law applies to offshore oil drilling operations and a case on state taxation of non-resident trusts. -
8th Circuit issues opinion in N.D. case
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has affirmed a district court decision to allow the prosecution to play video interviews during the trial of a North Dakota sexual abuse case. -
U.S. Supreme Court April 15 arguments
Monday, the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments in a trademark case on “immoral” and “scandalous” marks and in a securities case on whether there is a right of action based on a negligent misstatement made in connection with a tender offer. -
U.S.: Defining what's excessive in police property seizures remains tricky
NPR News: "Tyson Timbs won his Supreme Court case in February, but he still doesn't have his Land Rover. 'I want my truck back. I've always wanted it back,' says Timbs, whose Land Rover was seized by police in Indiana." -
U.S.: On this day, Supreme Court hears Loving arguments
Constitution Daily: "On April 10, 1967, the United States Supreme Court held oral arguments in a landmark case about a Virginia law that said marriages between blacks and whites should be treated as a felony." -
U.S.: Supreme Court justices feuding openly over death penalty
CNN: "The justices are still bitterly divided over the execution of Domineque Ray, who claimed his religious rights were violated because he could not have an imam with him in the execution chamber, in February -- so much so that they continued to litigate the case in an unrelated opinion issued on Monday." -
U.S. Supreme Court opinions: April 1
The United States Supreme Court has issued opinions in a case on execution methods and in a social security disability benefits case. -
U.S.: Supreme Court sees 2 similar death penalty questions very differently
Wyoming Public Media: "Two Supreme Court decisions just hours before a scheduled execution. Two decisions just seven weeks apart. Two decisions on the same issue. Except that in one, a Muslim was put to death without his imam allowed with him in the execution chamber, and in the other, a Buddhist's execution was temporarily halted because his Buddhist minister was denied the same right."