Dickinson Municipal Court employs social distancing

On May 5, Dickinson’s Municipal Court had its first public court day since the city commission closed city hall in late March due to the coronavirus pandemic.

New N.D. Law Review issue posted online

North Dakota Law Review Volume 95, Number 1 is now available online.

N.D. Attorney General opinion: April 29

Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem has issued an opinion that the Bismarck Public School District’s announcement that an executive session was to discuss “complaints raised to the district” was sufficiently detailed.

Dakota Datebook: New constitution rejected

Prairie Public: "On this date in 1972, voters had some heavy measures to consider in a special election. They were asked to adopt or reject a new, shorter state constitution, which would replace the one from 1889."

Dakota Datebook: Clara Darrow

Prairie Public: "The Votes for Women League of North Dakota was organized in 1912. Clara was elected president, a position she held until her death."

Dakota Datebook: Suffrage attempt and non-suffrage organizing

Prairie Public: "Yet another attempt at women’s suffrage was made in 1913 during the Legislative Assembly in Bismarck. Those who were pro-suffrage were more organized this time. The legislature actually did pass the bill."

Dakota Datebook: Beulah Amidon, ND suffragist

Prairie Public: "On this date in 1917, Beulah Amidon, daughter of Judge Amidon of Fargo, was making a name for herself as a suffragist as she traveled the United States."

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 - Temporary Hearing Officer

A job announcement for a Temporary Hearing Officer with the Department of Transportation in Bismarck has been posted.

Former UND Football coach hired as Director of Development for Law School

UND Today: "The University of North Dakota Alumni Association & Foundation (UNDAAF) has hired Tom Dosch as Director of Development for the UND School of Law."

N.D. Law Review Symposium postponed to Aug. 17

The North Dakota Law Review's Constitutional Law Symposium originally scheduled for April 16 has been postponed to Aug. 17 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Law enforcement taking precautions amid coronavirus outbreak, but still serving

Bismarck Tribune: "The encroachment of the coronavirus on North Dakota has staff and administrators at the Burleigh Morton Detention Center and other law enforcement agencies taking steps to allow business to be conducted while still keeping inmates, themselves and the public safe."

Dakota Datebook: Partial suffrage, part 3

Prairie Public: "By this date in 1920, 35 of the 36 states needed had ratified the 19th Amendment. Some states had already granted full or partial suffrage. North Dakota was one of 12 that had granted partial suffrage."

Job Announcement - Supervising Attorney

A job announcement for a Supervising Attorney with the Commission on Legal Counsel for Indigents in Bismarck has been posted.

March 18 is Public Defender Day

Governor Doug Burgum has declared March 18, 2020, as Public Defender Day.

North Dakota second graders on a mission to change bike helmet laws

KX News: "North Dakota has no laws that require children to wear bike helmets, but one local second grade class is working to change that."

Dakota Datebook: Partial suffrage, part 2

Prairie Public: "On this date in 1920, women in North Dakota were able to participate in their first presidential primary, thanks to the passage of partial suffrage in the state legislature."

4-H Leadership Awareness Weekend a success

NewsDakota.com: "Judges Don Hager and Daniel Narum, local attorneys, law students and professors helped youth experience real courtroom skills by arguing a case before a real judge. LAW participants also learned about courtroom etiquette and participated in a mock trial."

Two members of the Exonerated Five speak at UND

UND Today: "Their convictions vacated and records cleared, Yusef Salaam and Raymond Santana asked listeners to support criminal justice reform."

Dakota Datebook: Partial suffrage for ND

Prairie Public: "North Dakota women received partial suffrage in 1917 after Governor Frazier signed a bill that mirrored similar legislation in Illinois."

Supreme Court declines to hear closely watched bar association dues case

Washington Times: "The Supreme Court declined Monday to hear a North Dakota case involving a lawyer’s required bar membership, but those trying to have the practice overturned may soon get another crack at it."

UND's Helen Hamilton Day CLE set for March 6

The Law Women's Caucus will host its annual Helen Hamilton Day event on Friday, March 6. There is no charge to attend, and 3 CLE credits have been approved for both North Dakota and Minnesota.

Ralph F. Carter 1946-2020

Longtime Grand Forks attorney Ralph F. Carter, 73, died Feb. 19. Memorial arrangements are pending.