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Coordination between programs key to curbing recidivism, North Dakota paper says
Fargo Forum: "A new paper just published in the North Dakota State Bar magazine tackles the complicated issue of prison sentences, repeat offenders and how the state can make a difference with a more coordinated justice system."
U.S. Supreme Court opinions: May 20
The United States Supreme Court has issued opinions in a bankruptcy case involving the use of trademarks, a case on whether the Crow Tribe’s hunting rights under an 1868 treaty expired when Wyoming became a state, and a case on drug warnings.Growing number of felons strain probation system in Minnesota
Minneapolis Star Tribune: "Rick Defiel idles his car under a streetlight, typing on his laptop as a police scanner crackles in the background. A strange noise makes him jerk his head upward, away from the glare of his computer screen and into the darkness. He’s alone, protected only by a bullet-resistant vest and pepper spray."S.D.: Ex-convict finds redemption after becoming mayor
U.S. News: " It's no secret that Francis 'Butch' Oseby has a history. But as the newly elected mayor of this town of 1,300 located just north of Sioux Falls, the 70-year-old wants to focus on the future."Odyssey system update set for Friday, May 17
Starting at 6:30 p.m. CDT on Friday, May 17, the Courts' Odyssey system will be offline for a planned update. Odyssey, Public Search, and any other system connected to Odyssey may be unavailable during this time. The update is expected to take several hours.North Dakota court filings steady in 2018, Burleigh-Morton's judicial district still busiest
Bismarck Tribune: "Court filings in 2018 in North Dakota stayed fairly steady while Burleigh and Morton counties' judicial district remained the busiest in the state. The South Central Judicial District in 2018 continued a years long trend of logging the most civil, criminal and total case filings of the state's eight judicial districts."
8th Circuit decides N.D. case
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has issued a per curiam opinion vacating the district court's denial of a challenge to a sentence enhancement in a North Dakota firearms possession case.