Application deadline extended to August for 2020 Justices Teaching Institute

The deadline for secondary history, government and social studies teachers to apply to the 2020 North Dakota Justices Institute is extended until Aug. 15.

N.D. court system releases 2019 annual reports

The 2019 annual reports for the North Dakota Court System have been posted. The reports provide statistics and information on all court system activity.

U.S. Supreme Court opinions: April 23

The United States Supreme Court has issued opinions in a case on the removal of a lawful permanent resident who commits a serious crime, a trademark infringement case, and a Clean Water Act case involving discharge permits.

U.S. Supreme Court decision on unanimous jury verdicts leaves military out

Stars & Stripes: "A Supreme Court opinion this week banning non-unanimous verdicts in state criminal cases leaves the military as the sole American jurisdiction that allows them."

You’ve reached the Supreme Court. Press 1 for live arguments

Associated Press: "This is how the Supreme Court embraces technology. Slowly. It took a worldwide pandemic for the court to agree to hear arguments over the telephone."

8th Circuit decides N.D. case

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

Dakota Datebook: Clara Darrow

Prairie Public: "The Votes for Women League of North Dakota was organized in 1912. Clara was elected president, a position she held until her death."

U.S. Supreme Court set to release spring opinions during coronavirus pandemic

CNN: "It's spring time at the Supreme Court which normally means the justices are just finishing oral arguments and hunkering down to release all outstanding opinions by their self-imposed end-of-June deadline."

Justices rule against Montana homeowners near Superfund site

Associated Press: "The Supreme Court delivered a setback Monday to Montana homeowners who are seeking additional cleanup of arsenic left over from years of copper smelting."

U.S. District Court updates coronavirus emergency order

The United States District Court for the District of North Dakota has posted an updated version of its COVID-19 emergency order.