Job Announcement - Legal Secretary

A job announcement for a Legal Secretary with the Stutsman County State's Attorney's Office in Jamestown has been posted.

Job Announcement - Assistant State’s Attorney II

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

8th Circuit opinion in N.D. case: June 30

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

U.S. Supreme Court opinions: June 30

The United States Supreme Court has issued opinions in a trademark case on registration of a generic name and a Free Exercise case involving the use of state scholarships to attend religious schools.

Roberts a pivotal vote in the Supreme Court’s big opinions

Associated Press: "The biggest cases of the Supreme Court term so far have a surprising common thread."

New opinions: June 29

The Supreme Court has issued 21 new opinions.

8th Circuit opinion in N.D. case: June 29

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has dismissed an appeal in a North Dakota sex crime case.

U.S. Supreme Court opinions: June 29

The United States Supreme Court has issued opinions in a free speech case on requirements to receive international public health funding, a case involving a law that required abortion clinic doctors to have admitting privileges, and a case on the governing structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Courts straining to balance public health with public access

Associated Press: "The U.S. Constitution guarantees the right to a public trial, but some courts have held arraignments and other pretrial hearings without the public watching or listening. In some cases, the public had no means of participating."

Minnesota might allow law grads to bypass bar exam

Law 360: " The Minnesota Supreme Court announced Wednesday that it may allow recent law school graduates to forgo the bar exam during the COVID-19 health emergency and said it will take public comments on the idea over the next few weeks."