Job Announcement - Contract Defense Attorney

A job announcement for an Indigent Defense Contract Attorney with the the Commission on Legal Counsel for Indigents in the Northwest Judicial District has been posted.

N.D. Attorney General opinion: Oct. 13

Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem has issued an opinion that a deceased candidate may be declared to have been elected, but because the candidate will be unable to discharge the duties of the office, the office will be deemed vacant.

N.D. Attorney General opinion: Sept. 30

Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem has issued an opinion that the Mandan Police Department violated the open records laws when it improperly redacted information such as the breed, species, color and sex of dogs involved in two dog attack incidents from the records it provided.

UND to hold a webinar on Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Oct. 7

The University of North Dakota School of Law will hold a tribute to RBG webinar on Wednesday, Oct. 7.

Job Announcement - Assistant Attorney General

Two job announcements for Assistant Attorney General positions with the Attorney General's office in Bismarck have been posted.

Job Announcement - Public Defender

A job announcement for an Attorney in the Public Defender office in Williston has been posted.

Job Announcement - Legal Secretary

A job announcement for a Legal Secretary position available in the Burleigh County State’s Attorney’s Office has been posted

N.D. Attorney General opinion: Sept. 23

Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem has issued three opinions: on a county commission's duty to sit on the joint board of county commissioners to approve the budget of a health district; on the transfer of property by a school board; and on whether Billings county commission properly noticed its meetings. .

Job Announcement - Assistant Attorney General

A job announcement for an Assistant Attorney General with the Attorney General's office in Bismarck has been posted.

Job Announcement - Paralegal

A job announcement for a Paralegal with the Attorney General's office in Bismarck has been posted.

N.D. Attorney General opinion: Sept. 15

Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem has issued an opinion that the North Dakota Transmission Authority has the statutory authority to acquire an existing transmission facility.

Department of Corrections introduces online dashboard

The North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation's new online dashboard provides detailed and up-to-date information about the state's criminal justice system.

UND to hold Constitution Day celebration Sept. 17

The UND School of Law will host UND’s annual Constitution Day event virtually at 12 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 17, via a Zoom webinar.

Bar passage rate up on July 2020 exam

The State Board of Law Examiners have announced that of the 58 applicants who sat for the bar examination on July 28-29, 44 applicants achieved a passing score.

2020 Legislative Drafting Seminar set for Oct. 1

The Legislative Council staff will sponsor a legislative drafting seminar on Thursday, Oct. 1. There is no charge for attending this seminar. Registrants will receive the 2021 Legislative Drafting Manual.

Job Announcement - Paralegal

A job announcement for a Paralegal with the Attorney General's office in Bismarck has been posted.

Stutsman County historic courthouse holding district court

News Dakota: "Moving the modern District Court to the Historic 1883 Stutsman County Courthouse hasn’t been without some of its own challenges."

Dakota Datebook: Stripes in North Dakota prisons

Prairie Public: "Every human society needs rules and laws. But always there will be lawbreakers who violate those laws. Crime brings punishment."

In Grand Forks, giving dignity to a man denied justice

MPR News: "The crime is nearly 140 years old. The effort to redress the injustice, more than two decades in the making."

New law review board members all North Dakota natives

Tatiana Hamilton, Fargo, Ashley Vander Wal, Mandan, Katie Winbauer, Bismarck, Joseph Hackman, Bottineau, and Rachael Mickelson, Rolla, have begun their work on the North Dakota Law Review's Board of Editors and will continue serving until the spring of 2021.

Site offers look at criminal justice system

Bismarck Tribune: "The North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has partnered with a nonprofit organization to create a website designed to provide the public, researchers and policymakers with more access to data about the state’s criminal justice system."

After a long legal career in ND, Ralph Maxwell was named one of the world's best senior athletes

Dickinson Press: "Ralph Maxwell, after a lengthy career of 45 years as a lawyer, county attorney, district state’s attorney and judge, set his sights on competing against the world’s best senior athletes."

‘By Kathryn R.L. Rand and Steven Andrew Light’

UND Today: "With the casebook they co-authored now in its second edition, longtime UND research partners are ‘go-to voices’ on tribal gaming policy and law."