Regional
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S.D.: Juvenile justice reform movement aided by detention decline during crisis
Public News Service: "A downward trend in juvenile-detention populations during the pandemic is renewing hopes among reform advocates. The numbers are reflected in a national survey that reached out to agencies in 30 states." -
Judge reverses sale of Montana oil and gas leases on public lands
Courthouse News Service: "A federal judge in Montana ruled Friday that the Bureau of Land Management failed to fulfill its National Environmental Policy Act requirements when it issued 287 oil and gas leases in eastern Montana." -
SD Supreme Court oral arguments via Zoom
Pierre Capital Journal: "Traditionally, the South Dakota Supreme Court holds oral arguments - open to the public - either at its courtroom in the State Capitol, at the University of South Dakota School of Law or another public institution like a college." -
State high court ruling keeps some Minnesota voter data private
MPR News: "The Minnesota Supreme Court has affirmed the position of the Minnesota Voters Alliance that all of the records in the Minnesota statewide voter registration database are publicly available data." -
State panel begins steps in nominating a new justice for the South Dakota Supreme Court
KELO News: "State law requires that South Dakota Supreme Court Chief Justice David Gilbertson must retire no later than January 5, 2021." -
Some Minnesota criminal defense attorneys say state court system 'unfair' during COVID-19 restrictions
KSTP News: "A group of private Minnesota criminal defense attorneys asked the chief justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court to allow them to have the same remote access to computer court files as prosecutors and judges, but the group's request was denied." -
All 62 courthouses in South Dakota remain operational
KELO News: "While state, county, and city government offices across South Dakota have closed and moved to operating online or by phone, the court system in the state is still up and running." -
Mine workers’ asbestos suit against insurer advanced by Montana high court
Courthouse News Service: "The Montana Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a workers compensation insurer is liable for damage claims from people who worked at the W.R. Grace vermiculite plant in Libby, Montana." -
S.D. courts delay trials, excuse no-shows, reduce jail population
Brookings Register: "South Dakota courts are delaying trials, excusing no-shows, attempting to reduce jail populations and taking other measures to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus." -
Most fed. court business in S.D. delayed
News Center 1: "Coronavirus concerns are shutting down almost all federal court business in South Dakota."