8th Circuit decides N.D. case

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has affirmed the sentence in a North Dakota drug distribution case.

U.S. Supreme Court opinions: March 25

The United States Supreme Court has issued an opinion in an automobile products liability case and a civil rights case involving unreasonable seizure.

U.S. District Court issues updated COVID-19 order

The United States District Court for the District of North Dakota has issued an updated administrative order on court operations.

8th Circuit decides N.D. case

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

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: a Social Security benefits claim case and a case involving air ambulance fees.

Federal judiciary releases 2020 annual report

The Annual Report of the Director, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, was published on Tuesday, March 16.

8th Circuit decides N.D. case

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has affirmed the district court's decision in a North Dakota prisoner civil rights case.

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: a drug case and a workers' compensation exclusive remedy case.

8th Circuit decides N.D. case

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has issued an opinion in a North Dakota wire fraud case in which speedy trial issues were raised.

Job Announcement - Term Law Clerk

A job announcement for a Term Law Clerk to a United States District Judge in Fargo has been posted.

U.S. Supreme Court opinion: March 8

The United States Supreme Court has issued an opinion in a religious speech case involving mootness questions.

8th Circuit decides N.D. case

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has issued a per curiam affirmance of a summary judgment in a North Dakota case.

U.S. Supreme Court opinions: March 4

The United States Supreme Court has issued two new opinions.

U.S. Supreme Court opinion: Feb. 25

The United States Supreme Court has issued an opinion in a case involving claims stemming from a violent encounter in which members of a federal task force mistook the plaintiff for a fugitive.

U.S. District Court updates order on filing sensitive documents

The United States District Court for the District of North Dakota has issued an updated order on filing certain highly sensitive documents.

U.S. Supreme Court opinions: Feb. 3

The United States Supreme Court has issued opinions in a case on disability benefits under the Railroad Retirement Act and in a case on compensation for relics allegedly taken by the Nazis.

8th Circuit decides N.D. case

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has affirmed a summary judgment in a North Dakota sexual harassment case.

Appeals court issues opinion on pipeline easement

The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has affirmed a district court order requiring an environmental impact statement for the Dakota Access Pipeline.

U.S. Supreme Court opinion: Jan. 14

The United States Supreme Court has issued an opinion in a bankruptcy case involving retention of debtor property.

U.S. District Court issues order on filing sensitive documents

The United States District Court for the District of North Dakota has issued a standing order on the filing of highly sensitive documents.

U.S. District Court issues updated COVID-19 order

The United States District Court for the District of North Dakota has issued an updated COVID-19 order continuing civil jury trials until March 1.

8th Circuit decides N.D. case

The United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit has affirmed the convictions in a North Dakota drug trafficking case.

Job Announcement - Assistant Federal Public Defender

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

U.S. Supreme Court opinions: Dec.14

The United States Supreme Court has issued an opinion in a case involving the apportionment of water from the Pecos River and a per curiam opinion on habeas corpus relief.

U.S. Supreme Court opinions: Dec.10

The United States Supreme Court has issued opinions in a case on a state law regulating drug sales, a case on limitation periods for military offenses, a case on state judicial appointments, and a case on whether money damages can be obtained for violations of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.

8th Circuit decides tribal sovereignty case

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has upheld the dismissal of an Occupational Safety and Health Act enforcement matter against Red Lake Nation Fisheries.

U.S. Supreme Court per curiam opinion: Nov. 25

The United States Supreme Court has issued a per curiam opinion involving attendance restrictions on religious services.

8th Circuit decides N.D. case

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has affirmed the district court's summary judgment in a North Dakota case involving dust from a coal pile.

U.S. District Court issues updated COVID-19 order

The United States District Court for the District of North Dakota has updated its COVID-19 order to continue grand juries through Dec. 31 and petit juries through Jan. 31, 2021.

Job Announcement - Term Law Clerk

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

U.S. Supreme Court per curiam opinions: Nov. 2

The United States Supreme Court has issued per curiam opinions in a case on tort liability for injuries caused by protesters and a qualified immunity case involving allegations of cruel and unusual punishment.

U.S. District Court issues updated COVID-19 order

The United States District Court for the District of North Dakota has issued an updated administrative order continuing jury trials scheduled to start between Oct. 27 and Nov. 30.

8th Circuit decides N.D. case

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has affirmed the conviction and sentence in a North Dakota firearms case.

Entries invited in contest on importance of Bill of Rights

The United States Courts of Appeals along with the United States District Courts for the Seventh and Eighth Circuits are hosting a Bill of Rights contest. School aged children in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin are encouraged to submit an essay, poem, video, photograph, song, or piece of art on the importance of the Bill of Rights.

The United States Supreme Court will conduct oral arguments next week with one Justice missing and an empty courtroom

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died on September 18, 2020, and her passing will leave the Court with 8 Justices when their term begins on October 5.

U.S. District Court issues updated COVID-19 order

The United States District Court for the District of North Dakota has issued an updated order extending the authorization for the use of video and tele conferencing for specified hearing types until December 25.

U.S. District Court to upgrade CM/ECF system

The United States District Court for the District of North Dakota will be upgrading its CM/ECF system over the weekend. The system will be unavailable beginning at 7 p.m., Friday, Sept. 25.

8th Circuit decides N.D. case

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

8th Circuit decides N.D. case

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has issued a per curiam opinion in an appeal from a self-represented prisoner.

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."

8th Circuit issues opinion in N.D. case

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has dismissed an appeal in a North Dakota drug case.

8th Circuit issues opinions in N.D. cases

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit recently issued opinions in three North Dakota cases: one on regulation of pharmacy benefits managers, a second involving attorney discipline and the third on drug crime sentencing.

Justice Thomas maps own course, at wheel of his 40-foot bus

Associated Press: "Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has never been afraid to turn right when his colleagues turn left, or in any direction really as long as there’s a place to plug in his 40-foot refitted tour bus at the end of the day."

Job Announcement - Case Administrator

A job announcement for a Case Administrator with the U.S. District Court in Bismarck has been posted.

Oneida tribe wins closely watched Wisconsin legal fight

ABC News: "A federal appeals court on Thursday sided with the Oneida Tribe of Wisconsin in its fight over a village's authority to require a special events permit for an apple festival, in a case that could have wide-ranging impacts across the U.S."

U.S. Supreme Court justices make rare public appearances in pandemic

Bloomberg News: "Two Supreme Court justices appeared in public this week in the kind of sightings that have become rare since the Covid-19 pandemic forced them to end the term while working remotely."

Minn.: Threat against judge not protected by attorney-client privilege, 8th Circuit rules

ABA Journal: "A federal appeals court has upheld the conviction of a man for threatening a federal judge in a phone call with his lawyers."

8th Circuit decides N.D. case: July 27

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has reversed the district court's decision in a North Dakota oil and gas lease case.

Supreme Court denies Nevada church's appeal of coronavirus rule

MPR News: "A sharply divided U.S. Supreme Court denied a rural Nevada church’s request late Friday to strike down as unconstitutional a 50-person cap on worship services as part of the state’s ongoing response to the coronavirus."

U.S. District Court posts updated coronavirus operations order

The United States District Court for the District of North Dakota has posted an updated order on court operations under the exigent circumstances created by COVID-19.

8th Circuit decides N.D. case

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has affirmed the conviction and sentence in a North Dakota drug case.

U.S. District Court electronic filing system to be down this weekend

The United States District Court for the District of North Dakota is upgrading its CM/ECF system. It will be unavailable from 6 p.m. Friday, July 24, until noon on Saturday, July 25.

U.S.: Pandemic lawsuits from voters, worshipers, prisoners meet roadblock at Supreme Court

USA Today: "The coronavirus pandemic has fueled an outbreak of lawsuits from voters, church worshipers, prisoners and others challenging public health policies, but the Supreme Court is proving to be a roadblock."

Shooting at U.S. judge’s home highlights risks outside court

Bloomberg News: "A shooting at a New Jersey federal judge’s home that killed her son and wounded her husband comes as threats to judges and other court workers are increasing."

8th Circuit decides 3 N.D. cases

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has issued opinions in three North Dakota cases: it affirmed the conviction in heroin-distribution conspiracy case; it affirmed a summary judgment in a bankruptcy case related to an oil exploration agreement; and it affirmed the sentence in a drug distribution case.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg announces cancer recurrence, says chemotherapy yielding 'positive results'

CNN: "Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said Friday she is undergoing chemotherapy to treat a recurrence of cancer. The treatment is yielding 'positive results.'"

U.S.: Some courts slow reopening plans as COVID cases rise

U.S. Courts: "At a time when some states are backtracking on plans to restore business and government operations, a number of federal courts also are slowing plans to reopen courthouse doors as coronavirus (COVID-19) case numbers escalate in many states."

Blockbuster decisions in 6 areas of law made this a SCOTUS term to remember

ABA Journal: "The most important lesson from the Supreme Court's just completed term is that it is truly the John Roberts court."

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg hospitalized with infection

USA Today: "Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was admitted to a hospital Tuesday for treatment of a possible infection, marking the latest medical issue for the four-time cancer survivor."

From NEPA to North Dakota, 4 pipeline fights to watch

E&E News: "The outlook for U.S. pipelines changed dramatically last week with the cancellation of the Atlantic Coast natural gas project and a temporary shutdown of the Dakota Access oil pipeline."

U.S.: Court releases October calendar

SCOTUSblog: "The Supreme Court released its calendar for the October argument session, which begins on Monday, Oct. 5, and continues through Wednesday, Oct. 14."

Job Announcement - Case Administrator

A job announcement for Case Administrators with the United States District Court in Bismarck and Fargo has been posted.

U.S. Supreme Court: Final stat pack for October Term 2019

SCOTUSblog: "A Supreme Court term unlike any other has finally come to an end. In March, some observers thought the term would end early after the court shut its doors and postponed oral arguments."

U.S. Supreme Court opinions: July 9

The United States Supreme Court has issued opinions in a case on whether certain land in Oklahoma remains “Indian country," a case on congressional subpoenas for presidential information, and a case involving a criminal subpoena to a sitting president.

U.S. Supreme Court opinions: July 8

The United States Supreme Court has issued opinions in an employment discrimination case brought by a teacher at a Catholic school and a case involving religious exemptions to health insurance contraceptive coverage requirements.

U.S.: 2 female firsts at the Supreme Court announce retirements

Associated Press: "The Supreme Court said Tuesday that the first-ever women to hold two prominent positions at the court, handling the justices’ security and overseeing publication of the court’s decisions, are retiring."

Judge orders Dakota Access pipeline to shut down in one month

Courthouse News Service: "The Dakota Access pipeline must shut down by August 5, a federal judge ruled Monday."

U.S. Supreme Court opinions: July 6

The United States Supreme Court has issued opinions in a case on robocalls and the First Amendment and a case on whether a presidential elector must support the state voters’ choice.

8th Circuit opinion in N.D. case: July 1

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has affirmed the conviction in a North Dakota sex abuse case.

Supreme Court: Montana can't exclude religious schools from scholarship program

MPR News: "The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Montana's exclusion of religious schools from a state scholarship program funded by tax credits violates the Constitution."

Job Announcement - Case Administrator I

A job announcement for a Case Administrator I with the U.S. District Court in Bismarck has been posted.

8th Circuit opinion in N.D. case: June 30

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has affirmed the sentence in a North Dakota sex crimes case.

U.S. Supreme Court opinions: June 30

The United States Supreme Court has issued opinions in a trademark case on registration of a generic name and a Free Exercise case involving the use of state scholarships to attend religious schools.

Roberts a pivotal vote in the Supreme Court’s big opinions

Associated Press: "The biggest cases of the Supreme Court term so far have a surprising common thread."

8th Circuit opinion in N.D. case: June 29

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has dismissed an appeal in a North Dakota sex crime case.

U.S. Supreme Court opinions: June 29

The United States Supreme Court has issued opinions in a free speech case on requirements to receive international public health funding, a case involving a law that required abortion clinic doctors to have admitting privileges, and a case on the governing structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

U.S.: Justices have a lot to say, but all is quiet in the Supreme Court

ABA Journal: "In a normal June, the U.S. Supreme Court issues the last of the term’s opinions, many of which are in its most contentious and divided cases."

8th Circuit decides N.D. case

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has affirmed the district court's dismissal of a North Dakota qui tam action involving a hospital.

U.S. Supreme Court opinion: June 25

The United States Supreme Court has issued an opinion in an immigration case involving the right to habeas corpus review of an expedited removal decision.

Supreme Court DACA ruling could sway environmental permits’ fate

Bloomberg News: "The Supreme Court’s surprise rebuke last week of the Trump administration’s bid to rescind the Obama-era DACA immigration program may have unexpected impacts on environmental litigation over fossil fuel development, pipelines, and other projects."

U.S.: Justices won’t wade into fight over tribal water rights

Courthouse News Service: "Farmers won’t get paid for river water they lost out on during a drought in southern Oregon, because Native American tribes have water rights that rank above those of irrigators."

U.S. Supreme Court opinion: June 22

The United States Supreme Court has issued an opinion in a securities fraud case involving the standards for equitable relief.

U.S. Supreme Court opinion: June 18

The United States Supreme Court has issued an opinion on the government's attempt to terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals immigration program.

U.S.: Simple math suggests complex back story at Supreme Court

Associated Press: "Supreme Court watchers were left scratching their heads when they learned Justice Neil Gorsuch was the author of Monday’s landmark LGBT rights ruling."

U.S. District Court welcomes new citizens

The United States District Court for the District of North Dakota recently held four naturalization ceremonies where 157 new citizens took the oath of allegiance.

U.S. Supreme Court opinions: June 15

The United States Supreme Court has issued opinions in a case on whether firing someone for being gay or transgender is sex discrimination and a case involving a natural gas pipeline running beneath the Appalachian Trail.

U.S.: Interesting meetings of the minds of Supreme Court justices

Empirical SCOTUS: "Unanimity in the Supreme Court used to be the norm. In the early Supreme Court there were few dissents and so there was little opportunity to see differences between the justices’ views outside of how they authored their majority opinions."

Federal judiciary issues report on restarting jury trials

U.S. Courts: "A comprehensive new report on conducting federal jury trials and convening grand juries during the pandemic details the number of factors for courts to consider, from changes to prospective juror questionnaires to creating safe spaces for jurors to deliberate safely."

U.S. District Court updates order on coronavirus response

The United States District Court for the District of North Dakota has issued an updated order on court operations during the COVID-19 pandemic.

US judiciary to get a virus-minded makeover

Courthouse News Service: "Complete an online survey before heading to federal court, listing any signs of contact, symptoms or infection with the coronavirus. Permission to enter, should you qualify, will come with a QR code."

U.S. Supreme Court opinion: June 8

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