Yes, women could vote after the 19th amendment - but not all women. Or men

MPR News: "On Aug. 26, 1920, the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution officially took effect when Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby signed a proclamation certifying its ratification."

Oregon Supreme Court to determine scope of nonunanimous jury fallout

OPB News: "The Oregon Supreme Court is hearing a series of cases Tuesday that deal with nonunanimous juries, as the state grapples to determine the scope of the cases affected by a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling this spring that declared nonunanimous juries unconstitutional."

Dakota Datebook: Last state passes 19th Amendment

Prairie Public: "On this date in 1920, Tennessee became the 36th state to ratify the federal woman’s suffrage bill, meeting the three fourths majority required to pass the 19th Amendment."

Feds release nationwide sex offender registry regulation

ABC News: "The Justice Department announced a new regulation Monday spelling out detailed nationwide requirements for sex offender registration under a law Congress passed in 2006."

State juvenile sex offense laws are wide-ranging, harmful, report says

Juvenile Justice Information Exchange: "Youth in Minnesota who commit sexual offenses can be held on a registry for, at a minimum, 10 years. In nearby North Dakota, the minimum is 15 years. In South Dakota it’s five years."

The nudge and tiebreaker that took women's suffrage from nay to yea

MPR News: "The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified 100 years ago this week."

Justice by Zoom: Frozen video, a cat - and finally a verdict

Washington Post: "The proceeding that appears to be the nation’s first virtual criminal jury trial was underway for just a couple of minutes this week, when a moment occurred that would be familiar to many during the pandemic: a juror’s Zoom video feed froze."

Zoom courts will stick around as virus forces seismic change

Bloomberg News: "Virtual court proceedings will probably outlive the Covid-19 pandemic, as even skeptical judges and lawyers say that they’ve made depositions, oral arguments, and jury selection much more efficient."