Dakota Datebook: 1868 Suffrage Attempt

Prairie Public: "Multiple attempts for women’s suffrage were made in Dakota Territory and North Dakota before the approval and passage of the 19th Amendment in 1919. One of the first occurred during the eighth territorial session, held December 1868 to January 1869."

U.S. Supreme Court opinions: Jan. 14

The United States Supreme Court has issued an opinion in a bankruptcy case on the application of the automatic stay and vacated a lower court opinion in a retirement plan case.

U.S. Supreme Court Jan. 14 arguments

Tuesday, the United States Supreme Court hears arguments in a New Jersey public corruption case and a trademark infringement case.

8th Circuit decides two N.D. cases

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has affirmed the judgment in an oil royalties overpayment case and affirmed the district court's decision on a motion to suppress in a sex abuse case.

Job Announcement - Clerk of District Court

A job announcement for a Clerk of District Court II in Fargo has been posted.

U.S. Supreme Court Jan. 13 arguments

Monday, the United States Supreme Court hears arguments in a case on whether preclusion principles can bar a defendant from raising defenses that were not actually litigated and resolved in a prior case and in a retirement plan case involving breach of fiduciary duty.

Attorney general tries once more to reduce use of presumptive probation in South Dakota courts

KELO News: "Last year, South Dakota’s freshly elected attorney general wasn’t able to convince enough members of the Legislature to overturn the state law that limits who gets sent to state prisons."

Sentencing guidelines commission votes to impose five-year limit on probation in Minnesota

MinnPost: "The Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission has done what the state Legislature was unable to do. On an 8-3 vote Thursday, it placed a limit of five years on the length of probation for people convicted of crimes."

Fargo Inn of Court celebrates women's right to vote

On Dec. 10, Supreme Court Justice Lisa Fair McEvers and East Central Judicial District Judge Stephannie N. Stiel participated in a program organized by the Ronald N. Davies American Inn of Court in recognition of the 100 year anniversary of women’s right to vote.

Federal judge blocks South Dakota petition law

Courthouse News Service: "A federal judge struck down as unconstitutional a South Dakota law imposing burdensome regulations that would have made it much harder for the average citizen to get an initiative on the ballot."