N.D. Law Review seeks submissions

The Board of Editors of the North Dakota Law Review invites submissions of written work for future editions of the publication. The Law Review serves as the exclusive journal of the State Bar Association of North Dakota and is dedicated to providing critical analysis of legal issues and developments in the state and region, as well as the national and international platforms.

South Dakota anti-riot law blocked by federal judge

Courthouse News Service: "A federal judge in South Dakota Wednesday blocked provisions of a new anti-rioting law signed by Gov. Kristi Noem earlier this year that aims to quash protests against the Keystone XL pipeline."

Job Announcement

A job announcement for an Assistant Attorney General to represent the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks has been posted.

Job Announcement

A job announcement for two Legal Assistant II positions with the Commission on Legal Counsel for Indigents in Williston and Dickinson has been posted.

Dakota Datebook: Justice Spalding

Prairie Public: "On this date in 1912, Burleigh Folsom Spalding arrived in Bismarck with his family and all their household goods. They moved into their rented house on the corner of 5th and Avenue B. The Spaldings intended to make Bismarck their permanent home."

Nation: 'FACT' teams aim to keep people with mental illness out of jail

MPR News: "When someone is experiencing a mental health crisis, often the only alternatives are jail or an emergency room. Neither of those alternatives is particularly helpful, and sometimes they can make a person’s condition worse."

U.S.: Justices to consider dispute over tax credits for scholarships

SCOTUSblog: "This winter, the justices will . . . review a decision by the Montana Supreme Court invalidating a tax-credit program because the scholarships created by the program could be used at religious schools. The impact of the justices’ eventual ruling could be significant."

The Constitution Annotated: The Constitution explained in plain English

To celebrate this year's Constitution Day, the Law Library of Congress is launching the Constitution Annotated, a website that provides online access to a massive Senate document that has served for more than a century as the official record of the U.S. Constitution.

UND Law faculty member Denitsa Mavrova Heinrich named Webb Professor

UND News Release: "Assistant Professor Denitsa Mavrova Heinrich has been named the Rodney & Betty Webb Professor at the University of North Dakota School of Law."

Minn.: 'Restorative circles' launch in St. Paul for some first-time offenders

MPR News: "At a St. Paul church, Russel Balenger held up a shiny quartz stone and set the ground rules for the conversation to come. Rule No. 1: Only speak when you’re holding the talking piece, he told about 30 people. No. 2: What’s said in the circle stays in the circle."