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U.S.: Belmont College of Law hosts Chief Justice Roberts
Belmont Vision: "Chief Justice John Roberts knows he might not become a memorable figure in American history, but he's still honored to serve his country."Minn.: Justice Alan Page and Paris Yarbrough, a legal legend and the next generation
MPR News: "Retired Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Alan Page, 73, was Minnesota's first black Supreme Court justice and is the founder of the Page Education Foundation, which provides scholarships and mentoring to young people of color."Mont.: Curious find casts doubt on 1922 execution
Billings Gazette: "Even with a noose around his neck in a stockade behind the Missoula jail, Joe Vuckovich swore he hadn't murdered Mrs. Jerry Shea."
S.D.: State Supreme Court vacates 40-year drug term, orders new sentence
Aberdeen American News: "In a ruling filed Thursday, justices upheld the 2017 Brown County drug conviction of Richard K. Roedder, 51, but sent it back for resentencing, claiming Judge Jon Flemmer did not properly consider state law that allows for presumptive probation on drug convictions."
Justice Jensen visits Woodrow Wilson High School
On Jan. 23, Justice Jon J. Jensen visited Woodrow Wilson High School in Fargo at the invitation of social studies teachers Elizabeth Hazeldine and Breanne Blomquist. Justice Jensen spoke about the North Dakota judicial system to classes of new Americans and high school students.
8th Circuit decides N.D. case
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has affirmed the sentence in a North Dakota illegal firearms possession case.