Changes to criminal rules go into effect March 1

On March 1, amendments to the Rules of Criminal Procedure and the Supreme Court Administrative rules relating to criminal cases become effective. Here is an explanation of these upcoming criminal rule changes.

Job Announcement

A job announcement for a Contract Administrative Law Judge with the North Dakota Office of Administrative Hearings in Bismarck has been posted.

Job Announcement

A job announcement for an Attorney (Public Defender) - Temporary with the Commission on Legal Counsel for Indigents in Minot has been posted.

North Dakota reforms its prisons, Norwegian style

U.S. News: "Classrooms are complete with fish tanks bubbling with underwater life. Poetry slams and barbeques are a regular occurrence. Students take field trips to better understand history and groups volunteer once a month, serving food to the homeless."

N.D. Law Review Energy Law Symposium set for March 14 in Bismarck

The 2019 North Dakota Law Review Energy Law Symposium will be held March 14 at the National Energy Center of Excellence in Bismarck. The symposium is approved for 7.75 North Dakota CLE credits and there is no charge to attend.

UND Law wins championship at regional trial competition

UND News Release: "This past weekend, the UND Law Trial Team of Emily Christensen, Montana Funk, and Erica Skogen emerged the overall winner of the National Trial Competition for Region 12 held in Lincoln, Nebraska."

North Dakota judicial budget moves ahead without requested judgeship

Bismarck Tribune: "North Dakota House lawmakers approved the state's judicial budget on Monday, but without a new judgeship requested for the district that includes Burleigh and Morton counties."

Ernst to give lecture on Mayflower Compact Feb. 27

UND News Release: "Julia Ernst, School of Law, will present the next Faculty Lecture, 'The Mayflower Compact and the U.S. Constitution,' at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27, in the Memorial Union Lecture Bowl."

Evan F. Heustis 1941-2019

Longtime Devils Lake attorney Evan F. Heustis died Feb. 13. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Feb. 23, at 1 p.m. at Lake Region State College in Devils Lake.

Study shows just how violent Bakken became as oil drilling surged in North Dakota, Montana

Fargo Forum: "The notion that crime boomed in the Bakken as oil development took off is nothing new. But a study released this month by the Bureau of Justice Statistics offers a detailed look at the spike in Oil Patch violence."

Job Announcement

A job announcement for a Contract Administrative Law Judge with the North Dakota Office of Administrative Hearings in Bismarck has been posted.

Dakota Datebook: Lincoln's North Dakota Legacy

Prairie Public Dakota Datebook: "One of President Buchanan's last acts was to sign the Organic Act, which created Dakota territory. Consequently, the territory was just two days old when President Lincoln took office in 1861."