South Dakota Legal News
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S.D.: Chief Justice to deliver his final State of the Judiciary message
Pierre Capital Journal: "Chief Justice David Gilbertson, of the South Dakota Supreme Court, will deliver his State of the Judiciary message to a joint session of the South Dakota Legislature on January 15." -
South Dakota courtrooms adjust to long holiday
KELO News: "South Dakota state workers will have both this Monday and Tuesday off. That means courthouses across the state will be closed from 5 p.m. Friday all the way through Christmas Day." -
Low-income South Dakotans can seek legal help on many issues through new website
KELO News: "A new online tool that links lower-income South Dakotans and lawyers seems to be much faster than the old way, where legal-aid staff directly took people’s initial information." -
More than half of women in South Dakota prisons have drug convictions
KELO News: "Data from the state shows that drug convictions are the biggest reason the state’s female prison population is growing." -
Big Eagle, former Pierre victim advocate, given national award by U.S. attorney general
Pierre Capital Journal: "Marlys Big Eagle, a member of the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe at Fort Thompson, South Dakota, and former executive director of Missouri Shores Domestic Violence Center in Pierre, was recognized last month in Washington by U.S. Attorney General William Barr for her work as federal victim witness coordinator in South Dakota." -
South Dakota tribe wants 1863 removal law changed
MPR News: "A South Dakota tribe is asking for the state's help to change an 1863 federal law that technically keeps them from owning land in Minnesota." -
S.D. federal district court finds way to save on interpreters
KELO News: "The Federal District Court for the District of South Dakota says it has saved nearly $700,000 in interpreting fees through a telephone service." -
South Dakota initiative successfully reduces juvenile detention
Public News Service: "In the past six years, the youth detention population in South Dakota has decreased significantly and the number of juveniles committed to the Department of Corrections has decreased by 65 percent. The reduction is a result of the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative, adopted in 2011." -
S.D.: Teen Court a real-life, consequential learning program
Pierre Capital Journal: "Central Teen Court, established in 2002, is the adult-court-approved juvenile diversion program for the Sixth Judicial Circuit. Members of Teen Court — attorneys, jury, bailiff and clerk — are trained teen volunteers and returning defendants." -
U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear Oglala, Rosebud case against South Dakota officials
Sioux Falls Argus Leader: "The U.S. Supreme Court rejected on Monday a case alleging that South Dakota officials were violating the Indian Child Welfare Act."