Warm justice in the 1883 Stutsman County Courthouse

Jamestown Sun: "The first trial held in the 1883 Stutsman County Courthouse since the early 1980s went well, according to Judge Cherie Clark of the Southeast Judicial District, who presided over the felony jury trial."

U.S.: Justices will hear argument in ACA case one week after Election Day

SCOTUSblog: "The Supreme Court on Wednesday released the calendar for the November argument session, which will include the latest challenge to the Affordable Care Act and a clash between religious liberty and LGBTQ rights."

Job Announcement - Legal Assistant

A job announcement for a Legal Assistant I with the Burleigh County State’s Attorney’s office in Bismarck has been posted.

North Dakota Supreme Court justice recovering from COVID-19: 'Be careful and stay safe'

Bismarck Tribune: "North Dakota's longest-serving Supreme Court justice could be released this week from the hospital while still recovering from COVID-19."

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."

DOJ is latest litigant to face judge's ire for lengthy footnotes

ABA Journal: "The U.S. Department of Justice has to file a new brief after running afoul of a Washington, D.C., court rule banning excessive footnotes."

Oregon Supreme Court to determine scope of nonunanimous jury fallout

OPB News: "The Oregon Supreme Court is hearing a series of cases Tuesday that deal with nonunanimous juries, as the state grapples to determine the scope of the cases affected by a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling this spring that declared nonunanimous juries unconstitutional."

South Central Judicial District welcomes law clerk

The South Central Judicial District welcomed Jayla O’Neill as a new law clerk on Aug. 1.

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."