Job Announcement

A job announcement for a Contract Administrative Law Judge with the North Dakota Office of Administrative Hearings in Bismarck has been posted.

Mont.: Billionaire brothers appeal 1882 central Montana water right to state Supreme Court

Billings Gazette: "A Petroleum County water right dating back to 1882 is again tied up in legal wrangling between one of Montana’s largest landowners and a Billings man."

New opinions: Feb. 25

The Supreme Court posted 2 new opinions on Feb. 25.

North Dakota reforms its prisons, Norwegian style

U.S. News: "Classrooms are complete with fish tanks bubbling with underwater life. Poetry slams and barbeques are a regular occurrence. Students take field trips to better understand history and groups volunteer once a month, serving food to the homeless."

N.D. Law Review Energy Law Symposium set for March 14 in Bismarck

The 2019 North Dakota Law Review Energy Law Symposium will be held March 14 at the National Energy Center of Excellence in Bismarck. The symposium is approved for 7.75 North Dakota CLE credits and there is no charge to attend.

U.S. Supreme Court Feb. 25 arguments

Monday, the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case on whether private entities operating public access television channels should be considered state actors for First Amendment purposes.

SD high court rules against Rapid City woman in same-sex benefits case

Rapid City Journal/AP: "South Dakota's Supreme Court ruled this week against a retired police official seeking state retirement system survivor benefits after her wife, a former police captain, died of cancer."

North Dakota court system to roll out new website

Bismarck Tribune: "North Dakota's court system will soon reveal a "refreshed" website updating its 20-year-old platform. State Court Administrator Sally Holewa said the new NDcourts.gov will likely roll out in the next week."

UND Law wins championship at regional trial competition

UND News Release: "This past weekend, the UND Law Trial Team of Emily Christensen, Montana Funk, and Erica Skogen emerged the overall winner of the National Trial Competition for Region 12 held in Lincoln, Nebraska."

U.S.: 'Excessive fines' ban applies to states, Supreme Court says

Associated Press: "Tyson Timbs admitted he'd sold drugs, and he accepted his sentence without a fight. What he wouldn't quietly accept was the police seizing and keeping the $40,000 Land Rover he'd had when arrested."