U.S. Supreme Court opinion: March 27

The United States Supreme Court has issued an opinion in a securities fraud case involving the dissemination of false and misleading statements.

U.S.: John Roberts' journey from 'sober puss' to the pinnacle of American law

CNN: "Chief Justice John Roberts has always had perfect timing. Shortly before he reached high school age, an elite boarding school was founded near his northern Indiana home. Even as a young boy he knew that it offered a place to obtain a superior education."

U.S. Supreme Court opinions: March 26

The United States Supreme Court has issued opinions in a case involving operation of a hovercraft in an Alaska national park and in a Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act case stemming from the bombing of the U.S. Navy ship Cole.

U.S. Supreme Court March 27 arguments

Wednesday, the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case on whether a court must defer to an agency's interpretation of its own ambiguous regulation.

U.S. Supreme Court March 26 arguments

Tuesday, the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments in two partisan gerrymandering cases.

8th Circuit decides N.D. case

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has vacated a district court judgment and remanded for further proceedings in a North Dakota illegal ammunition possession case.

U.S. Supreme Court March 25 arguments

Monday, the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case on whether district courts must defer to agency interpretations of statutes and a case and a case on whether punitive damages are available in injury suits involving a breach of a general maritime duty.

U.S.: High court case on jury-selection bias draws out Thomas

Courthouse News Service: "The Supreme Court appeared ready Wednesday to vacate a death-penalty conviction in a case where the prosecutor had a history of racially motivated juror strikes."

U.S. Supreme Court opinions: March 20

The United States Supreme Court has issued opinions in a case on whether a law firm conducting a foreclosure is a "debt collector" under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and a case stemming from a lawsuit against Google for alleged violations of the Stored Communications Act.

Job Announcement

A job announcement for a Federal Public Defender for the Districts of North and South Dakota has been posted.

U.S.: Sandra Day O'Connor reflects on life before, during and after the Supreme Court

CNN: "A new biography of the first woman on the Supreme Court details Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's agonizing struggle with her husband's dementia in the years before she retired and her later angst as she watched the court lunge rightward and faced her own declining health."

U.S. Supreme Court opinions: March 19

The United States Supreme Court has issued opinions in a case involving asbestos used on Navy ships, a case on the detention of deportable aliens, and a case on state taxation of fuel sold on an Indian reservation.

U.S. Supreme Court March 20 arguments

Wednesday, the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments on whether jurors were improperly struck because of race in a Mississippi murder case.

U.S. Supreme Court March 18 arguments

Monday, the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case on Social Security Administration’s Appeals Council actions and a case on whether a state legislature has standing to appeal a district court’s order to enact a remedial redistricting plan.

U.S. Supreme Court March 19 arguments

Tuesday, the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments in a False Claims Act case involving statutes of limitation.

Peter Welte's nomination as federal judge passes Senate Judiciary Committee

G.F. Herald: "The nomination for Peter Welte to become a U.S. District Court Judge for North Dakota was approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday. Welte served as Grand Forks County State's Attorney for over a decade."

U.S.: Chief Justice Roberts weighs ethics code for high court

Courthouse News Service: "At a hearing Thursday on the high court’s budget, Justice Elena Kagan told lawmakers that Chief Justice John Roberts is looking into the possibility of drafting a code of conduct that applies only to Supreme Court justices."

8th Circuit decides two N.D. cases

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has issued opinions in two North Dakota cases: it affirmed the convictions in a sex abuse and assault case and dismissed the appeal in a drug case.

U.S. Supreme Court opinions: March 4

The United States Supreme Court has issued opinions in two copyright cases and a railroad employee pay case.

U.S.: Supreme Court appears ready to let cross stand but struggles with church-state test

NPR News: "The U.S. Supreme Court appeared ready to let stand a 40-foot cross on public land in Maryland, but the justices struggled to come up with a test to clarify the separation of church and state in this country."

Senate Judiciary Committee to meet on nominations of Welte, Wrigley

G.F. Herald: "The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee will meet Thursday to discuss the nominations of Grand Forks attorney Peter Welte to serve as U.S. District Judge for North Dakota and former North Dakota Lt. Gov. Drew Wrigley to serve as U.S. Attorney for North Dakota."

Job Announcement

A job announcement for an Assistant Federal Public Defender with the Federal Public Defender office in Bismarck has been posted.

U.S. Supreme Court opinion: Feb. 26

The United States Supreme Court has issued an opinion in a class action case involving equitable tolling of an appeal deadline.