Job Announcement - Assistant Attorney General

A job announcement for an Assistant Attorney General with the Attorney General's Office in Bismarck has been posted.

New opinions: Jan. 23

The Supreme Court has issued 23 new opinions.

U.S.: Stakes are high for businesses, products liability plaintiffs in Supreme Court’s new Ford cases

Reuters: "On [Jan. 17], the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear two cases in which Ford is challenging rulings by state supreme courts that allowed state residents involved in in-state car accidents to proceed with product liability suits against Ford."

Canada: B.C.'s oldest practising lawyer just turned 100 and isn't retiring yet

CBC News: "It takes a lot to slow down Constance Isherwood, British Columbia's oldest practising lawyer. She took only a few days off work after the city of Victoria was hit with a snowstorm last week that forced schools and businesses to close."

Chief Justice visits Marmot School students

Chief Justice Jon J. Jensen recently made two visits with students at the Marmot School located at the Youth Correctional Center in Mandan.

Supreme Court suspends remote access to court records

Effective Jan. 8, 2020, the Supreme Court has temporarily suspended remote online access to court records by anonymous users. This includes remote access to district court documents and expanded remote access to Supreme Court documents.

New director aims to help North Dakota Ethics Commission make rules

Dickinson Press: "The North Dakota Ethics Commission has a new executive director who says he will try to help navigate the board through the choppy waters ahead."

Dakota Datebook: Early attempts at suffrage

Prairie Public: "The attempt to pass woman’s suffrage in the Dakota Territory was first made in 1868 and 1869 as one of the earliest of its kind in the United States."

U.S.: Supreme Court seems favorable to religious education funding

Associated Press: "The Supreme Court’s conservative majority appeared ready Wednesday to reinvigorate a Montana scholarship program and make it easier to use public money to pay for religious schooling in many states."

Indian Child Welfare Act considered by en banc Fifth Circuit

Courthouse News Service: "A full 16-judge panel at the Fifth Circuit heard arguments Wednesday in a case that challenges a 1978 law that gives preference to Native American families in foster care and adoption proceedings involving children who are identified as belonging to a Native American tribe."