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| N.D. Attorney General opinion: May 18 | |
North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem has issued an opinion that the Mandan School Board did not violate the open meetings laws in the course of approving a land purchase or when its president appeared on a radio talk show with another Board
member. The Board should have provided notice when a quorum of its members met with the finance committee.
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| New Opinions: May 17 | |
| The Supreme Court posted twelve new opinions on May 17. | |
| South Dakota court upholds perjury conviction in Spearfish case | |
Rapid City Journal: "The South Dakota Supreme Court has upheld a man's perjury conviction for testimony he gave when a jury in an earlier trial acquitted him of grand theft."
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| S.D.: Oglala Sioux tribe testing sentencing circles | |
| Rapid City Journal: "A South Dakota tribe is testing a form of restorative justice called sentencing circles in hopes of reducing repeat offenders. Sentencing circles let the community recommend a sentence that is tailored to the offender." | |
| U.S.: Appeals court upholds key voting rights provision | |
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Associated Press: "A federal appeals court has upheld a key provision of the Voting Rights Act and rejected a challenge by an Alabama county to the landmark civil rights law."
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| Former Colo. Supreme Court Justice Kourlis gets top legal honor for reform work | |
Denver Post: "Former state Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Love Kourlis left the bench seven years ago to promote reforms she hoped would make the American legal system more fair and more efficient. And now that work is being recognized with one of the
most prestigious national honors in the legal community - the John Marshall Award."
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| Court rules NY town's prayer violated Constitution | |
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Associated Press: "An upstate New York town violated the constitutional ban against favoring one religion over another by opening nearly every meeting over an 11-year span with prayers that stressed Christianity, a federal court of appeals ruled
Thursday."
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| Md. highest court recognizes same-sex divorce | |
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Associated Press: "Maryland's highest court ruled Friday that same-sex couples can divorce in the state even though Maryland does not yet permit same-sex marriages."
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| Wis.: Alzheimer's patients can't be involuntarily confined, Supreme Court says | |
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: "The state Supreme Court on Friday affirmed that persons suffering only from Alzheimer's disease should not be subject to involuntary civil commitment. The decision upheld a Court of Appeals ruling last year that was
lauded by advocates for the mentally ill, elderly and disabled but appealed by Fond du Lac County."
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| 3 names in hat for Southwest District judge post | |
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Dickinson Press: "Three have thrown their name in the hat for an open southwest district judgeship. Tom Henning, 61, Kevin McCabe, 48, and Dann Greenwood, 59, will be on the June ballot to replace outgoing Judge H. Patrick Weir."
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| S.D.: Sioux Falls lawyer is prosecutor of the year | |
Sioux Falls Argus Leader: "A veteran Minnehaha County deputy state's attorney has been named South Dakota's prosecutor of the year. Jim Iosty, who's worked for the county for 25 years, was given the award at the annual meeting of the South Dakota
State's Attorney's Association last week in Deadwood."
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| Mont.: Zolynski named chief appellate defender | |
| Helena Independent Record: "The Montana Public Defender Commission selected Wade Zolynski as the office's new chief appellate defender Tuesday. Zolynski was already in the appellate defender's office and recently worked for the Butte public defender's office." | |
| Changing roles on secret appeals court in Washington | |
The Blog of Legal Times: "Judge Morris Arnold of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit will take over as the presiding judge of a secret federal appeals court in Washington this week, a court official said today."
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| California: Justices to decide if undocumented immigrant can be admitted to state bar | |
| The Recorder: "The California Supreme Court on Wednesday unanimously agreed to consider whether an undocumented immigrant should be admitted to the State Bar." | |
| Justice Sand to be remembered at Balta centennial | |
The north central North Dakota town of Balta will be celebrating its centennial June 15-17. Native son Justice Paul Sand, who served on the N.D. Supreme Court from 1975 until his death in 1984, will be remembered with a biography and photos in
Balta's Centennial Book.
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| Absey to receive Nat'l Center for State Courts distinguished service award | |
Rebecca Absey, clerk of the District Court in Grand Forks County will receive the 2012 Distinguished Service Award for trial-court administrator, one of the highest honors given by the National Center for State Courts. She is being presented the
award May 17 during the Clerk of Court Conference in Fargo.
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| 2012 N.D. Spring Bar Admission Ceremony: The Photos | |
| Twenty-four new attorneys were admitted to practice in North Dakota in a ceremony on May 14 in the Supreme Court's Ralph J. Erickstad Courtroom. Here are the photos. | |
| State Bar task force to study justice system needs in energy-impacted areas | |
| The State Bar Association of North Dakota's Justice System Energy Impact Task Force will collect information concerning the justice system needs of the public, attorneys, state and local governments, and the Courts in energy-impacted areas of North Dakota. Meetings are planned at courthouses across the state in June. | |
| New Disciplinary Order: May 14 | |
| The Supreme Court posted a new disciplinary order on May 14. | |
| SCJD team to provide intro to Juvenile Drug Court | |
| The South Central Juvenile Drug Court Team will hold the first Juvenile Drug Court 101 for professionals who are directly or indirectly involved with the participants of the juvenile drug program. Registration is limited and pre-registration is required. | |
| Technology CLE to be held May 23 in Bismarck | |
| A two-hour continuing legal education program titled "Odyssey, E-filing, iPads, and Other Techie Stuff" will be presented at the Burleigh County Courthouse on Wednesday, May 23, at 2 p.m. The program is sponsored by the South Central Judicial District and the State Bar Association of North Dakota. | |
| Court adopts amendments to Code of Judicial Conduct | |
| The North Dakota Supreme Court has adopted amendments to the N.D. Code of Judicial Conduct. The amendments take effect July 1, 2012. | |
| Attorneys invited to attend 8th Circuit Judicial Conference Aug. 8-10 | |
Registration is now open for the Eighth Circuit Judicial Conference Aug. 8-10 in Kansas City, Mo. Paul Clement, lead attorney at the U.S. Supreme Court argument on behalf of North Dakota and the other 25 States challenging the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act, will be a featured speaker on Aug. 9.
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| Family law mediator applications being accepted | |
| Applications are now being accepted for mediators to mediate for the Family Mediation Program in the Northeast Central, Northwest, and Southwest Judicial Districts. | |
| Job Announcement | |
| A job announcement for a Hearing Officer I with the North Dakota Department of Transportation has been posted. | |
| Job Announcement | |
| A job announcement for an Attorney I with the ND Department of Transportation in Bismarck has been posted. | |
| Job Announcement | |
| A job announcement for a Deputy Supreme Court Clerk I with the Office of the Clerk of the Supreme Court in Bismarck has been posted. | |
| Job Announcement | |
| A job announcement for a temporary attorney with the Williston office of the N.D. Commission on Legal Counsel for Indigents has been posted. | |
| Job Announcement | |
| A job announcement for law clerks with the North Dakota Supreme Court has been posted. | |
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