The Supreme Court at Northern Cass - The May 13, 2003 photos Tuesday, May 13, 2003
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A computerized welcome greets the Court as they enter the grounds of Northern Cass School—"Home of the Jaguars." |
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Student Council guides welcome the Court. Left to right: Dustin Moen, Abby Backstrom, Dustin Hengst, Leslie King, Joey Lende, Kristina Frost, Kasey Kyllo, Kevin Moore and Megan Holm. |
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Chief Justice VandeWalle talks with Abby Backstrom and Kasey Kyllo during a school tour. |
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From left to right: Justice Sandstrom, Dustin Hengst, Joey Lende, Justice Neumann, and Dustin Moen. |
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Megan Holm and Kristina Frost pose with Justice Kapsner. |
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Chief Justice VandeWalle always enjoys the exchange with students. |
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Justice Sandstrom talks with students in the computer lab. The Supreme Court website was noted. |
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Justice Neumann explains the appellate process ... |
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... while juniors and seniors listen. |
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Justice Kapsner enjoys a lighter moment with the students. |
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Justice Maring talks about the appellate process, the court system, and judge compensation. |
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Students read a summary of the case and the briefs to prepare for questions about the Fourth Amendment. |
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Superintendent Helmuth "Hal" Habermann explains artifacts displayed at Northern Cass. |
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Spaghetti was the lunch entree enjoyed by Justice Sandstrom and the students. |
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The students, like Justice Neumann, try to avoid eating when the camera is around. |
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The students are surprised Justice Kapsner and the other members of the Court actually like school food. |
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A joke is enjoyed by students and Justice Maring. |
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The students, along with Chief Justice VandeWalle, dig into their lunch. |
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Arguments in State v. Tognotti begin with Mark Boening, Assistant State's Attorney for Cass County. |
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The Justices listen and make notes as Mr. Boening outlines the facts and stresses his position. |
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Monte Mertz, Fargo attorney, responds on behalf of Jessica Tognotti. |
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Justice Sandstrom poses a hypothetical. |
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Chief Justice VandeWalle, Justice Neumann, and Justice Maring attentively listen to arguments. |
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Mr. Mertz explains the state of the law outlined in his brief. |
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Northern Cass students in grades 9 - 12, sophomore students from Hillsboro, and seniors from Hope-Page attended arguments, along with area citizens. |
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The Court presents Superintendent Habermann and Principal Mike Nygaard with an autographed picture of the Court. |
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Justice Neumann and other Court members explain the significance of colored brief covers and what is in the record the Court reviews. |
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Parting gifts are presented by Kevin Moore on behalf of the Northern Cass student body. |
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The Court thanks the Student Council guides. Front row (l - r): Megan Holm, Kristina Frost, Leslie King, Abby Backstrom. Middle row (l - r): Kasey Kyllo, Dustin Moen, Dustin Hengst, Joey Lende, Kevin Moore. Back row (l - r): Justice Kapsner, Justice Maring, Chief Justice VandeWalle, Justice Neumann, Justice Sandstrom. |