Precautions in place as courts resume jury trials

Bismarck Tribune: "A number of changes are being implemented as courthouses in the South Central District eye a July 14 resumption of jury trials, and all are being done with the safety of the public and potential jurors in mind."

Judge orders Dakota Access pipeline to shut down in one month

Courthouse News Service: "The Dakota Access pipeline must shut down by August 5, a federal judge ruled Monday."

U.S. Supreme Court opinions: July 6

The United States Supreme Court has issued opinions in a case on robocalls and the First Amendment and a case on whether a presidential elector must support the state voters’ choice.

Zoom trials demand new skills

Law 360: "As masses of legal work shift online, trial lawyers are turning on their webcams and realizing their old courtroom skills are no longer enough"

Wells County courthouse will close at 1pm today

The clerk’s office will be closing today at 1:00 pm.

2020 annual report on departures from mandatory minimum sentences

The state court administrator has issued the annual report on departures from mandatory minimum sentences for the period from July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.

Lyle Kirmis 1949-2020

Longtime Bismarck attorney Lyle W. Kirmis, 70, of Plymouth, Minn., died June 28. A University of Minnesota law graduate, he was admitted to the North Dakota bar in 1974. A Celebration of Life in Bismarck is being planned.

8th Circuit opinion in N.D. case: July 1

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has affirmed the conviction in a North Dakota sex abuse case.

Supreme Court: Montana can't exclude religious schools from scholarship program

MPR News: "The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Montana's exclusion of religious schools from a state scholarship program funded by tax credits violates the Constitution."

Job Announcement - Case Administrator I

A job announcement for a Case Administrator I with the U.S. District Court in Bismarck has been posted.