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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."Dakota Datebook: Dakota Women for Suffrage in 1888
Prairie Public: "Since a first attempt at suffrage in Dakota Territory occurred in 1868, you might think that came about thanks to a concentrated effort. However, this was not the case."