U.S. Supreme Court opinions: April 20

The United States Supreme Court has issued opinions in a case on unanimous jury verdicts, a case on challenges to patents, and a case from Montana on hazardous waste site cleanups.

Majority of state supreme courts stream arguments

Broadcasting & Cable News: "Thirty-three out of 50 top state courts agree, virtual arguments are the way to keep the gavel's banging in the age of COVID-19."

Court amends pandemic emergency orders

The Supreme Court has amended Administrative Order 25, the pandemic emergency order, and Administrative Order 26, the emergency order for bail and plea proceedings.

Dakota Datebook: Suffrage attempt and non-suffrage organizing

Prairie Public: "Yet another attempt at women’s suffrage was made in 1913 during the Legislative Assembly in Bismarck. Those who were pro-suffrage were more organized this time. The legislature actually did pass the bill."

U.S.: Lawyers get ready for first-ever Supreme Court oral arguments by phone

NBC News: "The Supreme Court’s announcement this week that it will hold oral arguments via teleconference for the first time in its history has a small group of America’s top attorneys prepping for the most important phone calls of their careers."

New law school graduates face strong headwinds

Courthouse News Service: "Standing at the pinnacle of their academic careers, spring 2020 law school graduates are staring at a profession battered by winds of pestilence. And the dragon they’ve been preparing to slay, the state bar exam, is slipping out of range."

When court moves online, do dress codes still matter?

New York Times: "Justice is supposed to be blind. But in courtrooms, decorum matters."

Justice Dept. watchdog to inspect prisons amid virus spread

Associated Press: "The Justice Department’s inspector general will conduct remote inspections of Bureau of Prisons facilities to ensure they are following best practices to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus after hundreds of federal inmates tested positive for the virus."

Order of Adoption

Adoption of N.D. Sup. Ct. Admin. O. 25

Order of Adoption

Adoption of N.D. Sup. Ct. Admin. O. 26