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U.S.: Five Supreme Court rulings of global import

VOA: "Every year, the United States Supreme Court issues decisions in around 70 cases, rulings that can profoundly affect American society for generations to come. But the powerful high court also considers a handful of cases with far-reaching consequences for the citizens, businesses and governments of other countries."

Job Announcement

Two job announcements for Attorneys with the Commission on Legal Counsel for Indigents in Williston and Fargo have been posted.

In the shadows: U.S. Supreme Court’s offstage moves may matter more

Christian Science Monitor: "Definitions of the shadow docket vary, but it essentially encompasses every decision the justices make that doesn’t receive a merits-based oral argument. These decisions can range from declining to hear a case to staying (or declining to stay) the execution of a death row inmate."

County courthouses closed today

Courthouses in the following counties are closed Friday, July 5: Adams, Benson, Billings, Cavalier, Dickey, Divide, Dunn, Eddy, Emmons, Griggs, Golden Valley, LaMoure, Logan, McHenry, McKenzie, McLean, Ransom, Sargent, Stark, Steele, Traill, Walsh, Ward, and Wells.

N.D. Attorney General opinions: July 2

Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem has issued an opinion that the Belcourt School District #7 did not violate the open meetings law when each board member individually filled out an evaluation of the superintendent’s job performance and an opinion that the Linton Industrial Development Corporation violated the law because it failed to provide proper public notice of its meeting.

Job Announcement

A job announcement for an Assistant States Attorney with the Morton County States Attorney's office in Mandan has been posted.