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.