Job Announcement - Attorney II

A job announcement for an Attorney II with the Department of Human Services in Bismarck has been posted.

Dakota Datebook: Suffrage, the League of Women Voters, and Abraham Lincoln

Prairie Public: "On this date in 1920, more than 2,000 women from across the United States, including a delegation from North Dakota, were attending a convention set up through the National American Woman Suffrage Association at the Congress Hotel in Chicago."

Job Announcement - Legal Assistant

A job announcement for a Legal Assistant with the Bismarck City Attorney's office has been posted.

New opinions: Feb. 12

The Supreme Court has issued 14 new opinions.

Dean McGinniss discusses UND law school mission

Valley News Live recently interviewed Dean Michael McGinniss of the University of North Dakota School of Law about the school's mission and its achievements in the state and region. Here is the video.

U.S. Justice Thomas: Judges aren’t ‘mass media icons,’ should uphold the law

Atlanta Journal Constitution: "Judges must adhere to the rule of law and not substitute their own racial, religious or partisan preferences to achieve a desired result, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas said Tuesday."

Job Announcement - Case Aide

A job announcement for a Case Aide with the Juvenile Court in Devils Lake has been posted.

Courthouses closed today

The Dickey, Pembina and Sargent County courthouses will be closed today due to the weather.

8th Circuit decides N.D. case

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has issued a per curiam affirmance of the sentence in a North Dakota case.

U.S.: Ginsburg says deadline to ratify Equal Rights Amendment has expired

CNN: "Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a long-time supporter of the Equal Rights Amendment, suggested Monday night that the deadline to ratify the measure as a constitutional amendment has expired and that the decades long effort must start anew."