February bar exam underway

The North Dakota Bar Exam began in Bismarck on Tuesday, Feb. 25, with 16 applicants taking the exam.

Order of Adoption

Amend. to N.D.R.Ct. 5.4

Order of Adoption

Order on Mediation Fee Waivers or Fee Reductions

U.S. Supreme Court opinions: Feb. 26

The United States Supreme Court has issued three opinions: on the definition of “actual knowledge” under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act; on the standard to appeal a federal sentence; and on sentence enhancement under the Armed Career Criminal Act.

Federal report says women in prison receive harsher punishments than men

MPR News: "Women in prison, when compared with incarcerated men, often receive disproportionately harsh punishments for minor violations of prison rules, according to a report released Wednesday by a federal fact-finding agency."

Job Announcement - Court Reporter

A job announcement for a Court Reporter with the District Court in Bismarck has been posted.

U.S. Supreme Court opinions: Feb. 25

The United States Supreme Court has issued four opinions: on the standards for reviewing death penalty cases; on dividing a tax refund among a group of corporations; on law enforcement liability for a cross-border shooting; and on an international custody dispute.

U.S.: Thomas criticizes a previous high court opinion - his own

ABC News: "Justice Clarence Thomas has made no secret of his dislike of past Supreme Court decisions written by other justices, including seminal opinions about abortion rights, press freedoms and a defendant's right to a lawyer."

Who should decide what books are allowed in prison?

MPR News: "Michael Tafolla says the books he read in prison helped him understand how he had landed there in the first place. He remembers one especially eye-opening title: Illegal: Reflections of an Undocumented Immigrant."

These law students are working to free the wrongfully convicted in North Dakota

Fargo Forum: "Several times a month, University of North Dakota law students Morgan Tuss and Anastasija Ceklic meet, pore over documents and try to determine if anyone in their investigatory files has been wrongfully convicted."