Bankruptcy Appellate Panel decides N.D. case

The United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit has issued an opinion in a North Dakota case.

U.S. District Court holds naturalization ceremonies

The United States District Court for the District of North Dakota held three ceremonies for the naturalization of new citizens in Fargo on Sept. 9.

8th Circuit decides N.D. case

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has affirmed the convictions in a North Dakota fraud case.

U.S.: Inside virus-era Supreme Court

National Law Journal: "Michael Francisco clerked for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch until July 17 this past term, an unusually late departure caused by the scrambled court calendar resulting from the pandemic."

U.S.: The Supreme Court's 'shadow docket' is drawing increasing scrutiny

ABA Journal: "The U.S. Supreme Court’s 'shadow docket' is coming in from the dark. The term refers to emergency orders and summary decisions that are outside the high court’s main docket of argued cases and decisions."

U.S.: Justices will hear argument in ACA case one week after Election Day

SCOTUSblog: "The Supreme Court on Wednesday released the calendar for the November argument session, which will include the latest challenge to the Affordable Care Act and a clash between religious liberty and LGBTQ rights."

DOJ is latest litigant to face judge's ire for lengthy footnotes

ABA Journal: "The U.S. Department of Justice has to file a new brief after running afoul of a Washington, D.C., court rule banning excessive footnotes."

Federal appeals court: Male-only draft is constitutional

Associated Press: "A federal appeals court in New Orleans upheld the constitutionality of the all-male military draft system Thursday, citing a 1981 U.S. Supreme Court decision."