SCJD to present free CLE program on criminal law practice

The South Central Judicial District will offer a free continuing legal education program in October geared to attorneys practicing criminal law. The program is titled "Courtroom Criminal Basics" and two-hour sessions will be held beginning at 4 p.m. on Tuesdays Oct. 8, 15, 22, and 29.

U.S.: Court seems ready to require unanimous juries as term opens

Associated Press: "The Supreme Court began a potentially contentious election-year term Monday in seeming general agreement that juries in state criminal trials must be unanimous to convict a defendant."

U.S.: Case of bungled pot raid on tomato-loving family revived anew

Courthouse News Service: "The bizarre case of a Kansas sheriff’s department that mistook tomato plants and loose-leaf tea for evidence of a marijuana grow and accordingly launched a SWAT-style raid on an innocent suburban family will return to a lower court for a third crack at a judgment."

Minnesota court strikes down coercion law on free speech grounds

Courthouse News Service: "Minnesota prosecutors charged a man under an unconstitutional statute after he threatened to send video of his ex-girlfriend talking about marijuana to her employer, a state appeals court ruled Monday."

U.S. Supreme Court Oct. 7 arguments

Monday, the United States Supreme Court hears arguments in a case on non-unanimous juries, a case on the insanity defense and a patent application case.

Job Announcement

A job announcement for an Attorney II with the Commission on Legal Counsel for Indigents in Minot has been posted.

Job Announcement

A job announcement for a Paralegal/Legal Assistant with Legal Services of North Dakota in Bismarck has been posted.

Notice of Comment/Hearing

Proposed Amendments to N.D. Sup. Ct. Admin. R. 59

Supreme Court opinions: Oct. 3

The Supreme Court has issued 12 new opinions.

U.S. Supreme Court to hear Appalachian Trail pipeline fight

Reuters: "The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear an appeal by Dominion Energy Inc. and President Donald Trump’s administration of a lower court ruling that halted construction on a natural gas pipeline due to run underneath a section of the popular Appalachian Trail in rural Virginia."