North Dakota news

• U.S. Supreme Court opinions: June 21

  21-06-2018 18:00 via North Dakota Supreme Court News
  The United States Supreme Court has issued opinions in a taxation case involving employee stock options, in a case on whether administrative law judges are officers of the United States, and in a case on removal hearings for non-citizens.-Wisconsin Central Ltd. v. United States-Lucia v. SEC-Pereira v. Sessions
  
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• U.S. Supreme Court online sales tax opinion: June 21

  21-06-2018 17:37 via North Dakota Supreme Court News
  The United States Supreme Court has issued an opinion overruling Quill Corp. v. North Dakota, 504 U. S. 298, and allowing states to collect sales tax from sellers that do not have a physical presence in the state.-South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc.
  
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• U.S.: Appeals court tosses veterans' lawsuits over burn pits

  21-06-2018 15:34 via North Dakota Supreme Court News
  Associated Press: "Military veterans who claim that the use of open burn pits during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan caused myriad health problems cannot move forward with dozens of lawsuits against a military contractor, a federal appeals
  court ruled Wednesday."-Opinion Link: KBR Burn Pit Litigation
  
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• 73 new US citizens in North Dakota: 'It's just made me feel like I'm actually part of something great'

  21-06-2018 15:30 via North Dakota Supreme Court News
  Dickinson Press: "Many gathered in the Sanctuary Events Center Wednesday, June 20, to witness 73 individuals to complete their process in becoming a U.S. citizen through the naturalization ceremony.
  North Dakota Supreme Court Justice Lisa Fair McEvers was the featured speaker."
  
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• Steele County clerk's office to open late Thursday

  20-06-2018 16:31 via North Dakota Supreme Court News
  The Steele County Clerk of Court office will open at 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 21.
  
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• U.S.: Supreme Court will decide if civil forfeiture is unconstitutional

  19-06-2018 20:09 via North Dakota Supreme Court News
  Forbes: "For the first time in over 20 years, the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to review the constitutionality of civil forfeiture laws, which allow the government to confiscate cash, cars, and even homes."
  
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• Rhines appeal rejected by Supreme Court, remains one of three inmates on death row in SD

  19-06-2018 16:09 via North Dakota Supreme Court News
  KELO News: "The Supreme Court rejected an appeal from a gay death row inmate in South Dakota who says jurors were biased against him because of his sexual orientation. Charles Rhines was convicted in the 1992 stabbing death of a doughnut shop
  employee in Rapid City."
  
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• Justice Sandstrom honored with VandeWalle Medal

  19-06-2018 15:43 via North Dakota Supreme Court News
  Retired Justice Dale Sandstrom was presented the Gerald W. VandeWalle Medal on June 14. The new State Bar Association of North Dakota award recognizes service in the administration of justice. Justice Jerod Tufte nominated Justice Sandstrom for
  the honor based on his work developing the North Dakota Supreme Court website.-Justice Sandstrom Biography
  
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• Clerk's office renovations unveiled in G.F.

  18-06-2018 20:44 via North Dakota Supreme Court News
  Clerk and administrative staff cut the ribbon on improvements to the Grand Forks County Clerk of District Court office at a celebration June 15. The renovations were funded in part by a $60,821.97 Court Facilities Improvement Grant. The total
  amount distributed to counties since the court improvement fund was initiated in 2003 is $10,094,422.72.
  
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• U.S.: Supreme Court's mixed decision on the polling place clothing case

  18-06-2018 17:56 via North Dakota Supreme Court News
  Constitution Daily: "Last week, a divided Supreme Court said a Minnesota law barring political clothing within polling places is unconstitutional, but it left a door open that could result in specific apparel bans at the polls."
  
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• Court Technology Committee June 22 agenda

  18-06-2018 16:56 via North Dakota Supreme Court News
  The agenda for the June 22 meeting of the Court Technology Committee and the committee's March 23 minutes have been posted.
  
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• U.S. Supreme Court opinions: June 18

  18-06-2018 16:53 via North Dakota Supreme Court News
  The United States Supreme Court has issued opinions in partisan gerrymandering cases from Maryland and Wisconsin and in a First Amendment case involving a person who was arrested for disturbing a city council meeting.-Besinek v. Lamone-Gill v. Whitford-Lozman v. Riviera Beach
  
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• U.S. Supreme Court sentencing opinions: June 18

  18-06-2018 16:48 via North Dakota Supreme Court News
  The United States Supreme Court has issued opinions in two cases on calculation of criminal sentences under federal guidelines.-Rosales-Mireles v. United States-Chavez-Meza v. United States
  
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• Montana Supreme Court: UM police violated rights in underage drinking case

  15-06-2018 17:23 via North Dakota Supreme Court News
  Helena Independent Record: "University of Montana police officers violated a former student's Fifth Amendment rights when they interrogated her over a minor in possession of alcohol offense without informing her of her right against self
  incrimination, the Montana Supreme Court concluded."-Opinion Link: City of Missoula v. Kroschel
  
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• Judge Geiger receives SBAND Distinguished Service Award

  15-06-2018 15:36 via North Dakota Supreme Court News
  Surrogate Judge M. Richard Geiger was honored with the State Bar Association of North Dakota Distinguished Service Award on June 14. Judge Geiger served as a District Judge in the Northeast Judicial District from 1994-2017 and was county judge
  for Walsh, Pembina, and Cavalier Counties from 1987-1994.-Judge Geiger Biography
  
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• U.S.: Supreme Court justices are selling stocks that can lead to forced recusals from cases

  15-06-2018 15:23 via North Dakota Supreme Court News
  USA Today: "Only three justices own individual stocks, a practice that occasionally forces them to recuse themselves from cases. All three - Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Samuel Alito and Stephen Breyer - reduced their holdings in
  2017."
  
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• Keystone XL Pipeline: South Dakota high court dismisses appeal

  15-06-2018 15:13 via North Dakota Supreme Court News
  Sioux Falls Argus Leader: "South Dakota's Supreme Court this week dismissed an appeal from opponents of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, saying a lower court lacked jurisdiction to hear their cases."-Opinion Link: Matter of Keystone Pipeline
  
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• Grand Forks County to celebrate clerk's office renovations June 15

  14-06-2018 21:36 via North Dakota Supreme Court News
  Improvements to the Grand Forks County Clerk of District Court office will be unveiled at a Grand Reopening celebration at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, June 15. The office received a 2017 Court Facilities Improvement Grant totaling $60,821.97, which
  paid for 75 percent of the clerk's office renovation. Grand Forks County paid the remaining 25 percent.-Court Facilities Improvement Advisory Committee
  
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• U.S. Supreme Court opinions: June 14

  14-06-2018 17:06 via North Dakota Supreme Court News
  The United States Supreme Court has issued opinions in a case involving a Minnesota law that restricts political clothing at polling places and a case on interpretation of foreign law in federal courts.-Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky-Animal Science Products, Inc. v. Hebei Welcome Pharmaceutical Co.
  
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• N.D. Attorney General opinion: June 14

  14-06-2018 16:53 via North Dakota Supreme Court News
  Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem has issued an opinion that legislative approval or appropriation is not needed for university system capital projects fully funded by local funds.
  
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• U.S.: Senators unhappy with judiciary's response to harassment in courthouses

  14-06-2018 15:38 via North Dakota Supreme Court News
  CNN: "Senators from both parties expressed frustration and concern on Wednesday about the US judiciary's response to sexual harassment in federal courthouses."
  
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• Minn.: Carrott was a trailblazer

  14-06-2018 15:26 via North Dakota Supreme Court News
  Alexandria Echo Press: "When Ann Carrott began her career 38 years ago, gender was a huge issue. There weren't many female lawyers and there definitely weren't many female judges."
  
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• Minn.: On the field and in court, a successful life

  13-06-2018 21:02 via North Dakota Supreme Court News
  Brainerd Dispatch: "From the the football fields in the National Football League to the courtrooms in the Minnesota Supreme Court, Alan Cedric Page has had a 'fair amount of success' and a 'great deal of good fortune' in his life."
  
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• Mont.: Blackfeet resolve water battle with United States

  13-06-2018 20:59 via North Dakota Supreme Court News
  Courthouse News Service: "One of the final water-rights settlements between the United States and Native American tribes was signed Tuesday, resolving a generation-long battle between the Blackfeet Tribe of Montana and the federal government."
  
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• N.D. Federalist Society to hold reception June 14

  12-06-2018 17:58 via North Dakota Supreme Court News
  The North Dakota Federalist Society will host U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Jeffrey Sutton June 14 in Bismarck. Judge Sutton will discuss his new book, "51 Imperfect Solutions: States and the Making of American Constitutional Law."
  Justice Jerod Tufte will also speak at the event, which is open to the public.
  
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• Pilot program aims to ease jail overcrowding, boost public safety

  12-06-2018 16:16 via North Dakota Supreme Court News
  KTVH News: "Balancing jail space with public safety is the challenge facing Montana counties every day. Who should be locked up before their trials and who shouldn't be - and is there even room for everyone?"
  
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• Minnesota Racial Bias Task Force: 25 years later, did it work?

  12-06-2018 16:16 via North Dakota Supreme Court News
  KARE 11 News: "Twenty-five years ago, the Minnesota court system took a long look in the mirror and decided it needed to get real with the issue of racial bias in the justice system. A group of people in the system formed a task force and went
  and found 87 things that could be done to address it."
  
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• North Dakota district courts request more staff for next biennium

  12-06-2018 16:12 via North Dakota Supreme Court News
  Bismarck Tribune: "District courts from around North Dakota have asked a committee of the state Supreme Court for more full time staff for the 2019-21 biennium."
  
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• U.S.: Justices settle brawl over post-divorce insurance benefits

  12-06-2018 15:55 via North Dakota Supreme Court News
  Courthouse News Service: "Siding with the adult children of a deceased Minnesota man, the Supreme Court ruled Monday that a state law that automatically revokes a former spouse's life insurance beneficiary designation does not violate the U.S.
  Constitution's contracts clause."
  
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• Minn.: Ninth request for new trial from 1980s murder turned down

  11-06-2018 22:31 via North Dakota Supreme Court News
  Mesabi Daily News: "The Minnesota Supreme Court denied an appeal on the conviction from a 1980s murder in Waseca County. Michael Wayne, convicted in 1987 on first- and second-degree murder, was denied a ninth petition to change the outcome of
  his trial."-Opinion Text: Wayne v. State
  
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• Billings County clerk's office begins summer hours

  11-06-2018 20:43 via North Dakota Supreme Court News
  The Billings County Clerk of Court office has started summer hours.They will be open 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to noon on Friday.Filings received Friday afternoon will be processed the next business day.
  
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• New Opinion: June 11

  11-06-2018 19:00 via North Dakota Supreme Court News
  The Supreme Court posted a new opinion on June 11.
  
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• Mont.: Pilot program aims to ease jail overcrowding, boost public safety

  11-06-2018 17:29 via North Dakota Supreme Court News
  KTVH News: "Balancing jail space with public safety is the challenge facing Montana counties every day. Who should be locked up before their trials and who shouldn't be - and is there even room for everyone?"
  
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• U.S. Supreme Court per curiam decision: June 11

  11-06-2018 16:57 via North Dakota Supreme Court News
  The United States Supreme Court has issued a per curiam affirmance in a tribal fishing rights case in which the court was equally divided.-Washington v. United States
  
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• U.S. Supreme Court opinions: June 11

  11-06-2018 16:55 via North Dakota Supreme Court News
  The United States Supreme Court has issued opinions in a Minnesota case on determining the proper beneficiary of a life insurance policy, a case involving removal of names from voter rolls, and a class action limitations period case.-Sveen v. Melin-Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute-China Agritech, Inc. v. Resh
  
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• Ninth request for new trial from 1980s murder turned down

  11-06-2018 15:17 via North Dakota Supreme Court News
  Mesabi Daily News: "The Minnesota Supreme Court denied an appeal on the conviction from a 1980s murder in Waseca County. Michael Wayne, convicted in 1987 on first- and second-degree murder, was denied a ninth petition to change the outcome of
  his trial."-Opinion Text: Wayne v. State
  
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• Mont.: Pilot programs aims to ease jail overcrowding, boost public safety

  11-06-2018 15:15 via North Dakota Supreme Court News
  KTVH News: "Balancing jail space with public safety is the challenge facing Montana counties every day. Who should be locked up before their trials and who shouldn't be - and is there even room for everyone?"
  
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• Travel ban, gerrymandering to top high court's closing flourish

  11-06-2018 15:14 via North Dakota Supreme Court News
  Bloomberg News: "Get ready for some blockbuster rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court. The court is racing toward the end of its nine-month term with some of its biggest cases still to be decided."
  
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• The Supreme Court's polling place dress-code case

  11-06-2018 15:14 via North Dakota Supreme Court News
  Constitution Daily: "Does the First Amendment protect messages on clothing people wear when casting their votes at polling places? That's a complicated question the Supreme Court will answer sometime this month."
  
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• Minn.: The Supreme Court's polling place dress-code case

  08-06-2018 17:11 via North Dakota Supreme Court News
  Constitution Daily: "Does the First Amendment protect messages on clothing people wear when casting their votes at polling places? That's a complicated question the Supreme Court will answer sometime this month."
  
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• Pattern Jury Instruction Commission June 13 agenda

  08-06-2018 17:10 via North Dakota Supreme Court News
  The agenda for the June 13 meeting of the Pattern Jury Instruction Commission and the commission's March 1 minutes have been posted.
  
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• U.S.: Travel ban, gerrymandering to top high court's closing flourish

  08-06-2018 15:35 via North Dakota Supreme Court News
  Bloomberg News: "Get ready for some blockbuster rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court. The court is racing toward the end of its nine-month term with some of its biggest cases still to be decided."
  
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• Indian Youth Leadership Academy students attend court

  07-06-2018 22:07 via North Dakota Supreme Court News
  The North Dakota Indian Youth Leadership Academy is being held June 4-8 at United Tribes Technical College in Bismarck. As part of the academy, the students attended oral arguments with the Supreme Court. After the arguments the Court's justices
  met with the students, answering their questions about the case and explaining how the state's judicial system works.
  
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• Montana Supreme Court addresses legal fees from Missoula water system takeover

  07-06-2018 17:42 via North Dakota Supreme Court News
  Missoulian: "The parent company of the business that previously owned Missoula's water system before it was condemned by the city is owed the legal fees it incurred while fighting condemnation in court, the Montana Supreme Court ruled Tuesday."-Opinion Link: City of Missoula v. Mountain Water
  
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• John Romanick 1921-2018

  07-06-2018 16:39 via North Dakota Supreme Court News
  Longtime McLean County States Attorney John Romanick died June 5.He earned his law degree at the University of Colorado and was admitted to the North Dakota bar in 1953.A memorial gathering will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. onJune 8
  at Parkway Funeral Service in Bismarck.-Funeral Home
  
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• Specialist Solicitors: How specialization works in the region's law offices

  07-06-2018 15:36 via North Dakota Supreme Court News
  Prairie Business: "Raymond German became an estate lawyer in part because of a bad estate plan. 'It involved my grandparents when I was quite young,' said German, president of German Law Group, an estate planning law firm in Grand Forks."
  
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• MN Supreme Court: Dad can't be shielded from son's hunting injuries suit

  07-06-2018 15:33 via North Dakota Supreme Court News
  MPR News: "It is unlikely that the Minnesota Legislature envisioned a case of a son suing his father when it passed a bill years ago to encourage landowners to open their land to the public for hunting."-Opinion Link: Ouradnik v. Ouradnik
  
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• Naturalization ceremony set for June 20 in Fargo

  06-06-2018 21:34 via North Dakota Supreme Court News
  A ceremony for the naturalization of new citizens will be held in Fargo on June 20, 2018 at the Sanctuary Events Center. North Dakota Supreme Court Justice Lisa K. Fair McEvers will be featured as a speaker for the event.
  
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• South Dakota voters OK changes to victims' rights amendment

  06-06-2018 16:57 via North Dakota Supreme Court News
  Sioux Falls Argus Leader: "South Dakota voters approved a change to the state's constitution Tuesday, allowing a tweak to the crime victims' rights provision."
  
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• State Pen planting project helps inmates give back to community

  06-06-2018 16:11 via North Dakota Supreme Court News
  KFYR News: "The State Penitentiary has added another project that inmates can get involved in. The prison has built an area for planting produce. They will be donating the produce grown at the prison to the soup kitchen and Ruth Meiers."
  
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