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| District judge plans to hang up his robes | |
Dickinson Press: "Judge H. Patrick Weir, Medora, announced Thursday in a press release that he would not be seeking re-election to his post on the Southwest Judicial District."
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| Court computer systems to be down for maintenance | |
| Most of the North Dakota Courts' computer systems, including the Odyssey court records system, will be unavailable on Feb. 4-5, while they are being moved. The move is scheduled to start at approximately 6 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 4, and will continue until completed. The Supreme Court website will remain in operation during this time. | |
| U.S.: Feds release $1.9B plan to buy Indian land as part of Cobell settlement | |
| Missoulian/AP: "Federal officials Thursday released their proposal on how they plan to spend up to $1.9 billion to buy up Native American-owned fractionated lands and turn them over to tribes." | |
| Minn.: Appeals court trims kidnapper's sentence by 1 year | |
St. Cloud Times: "A former Stearns County man Thursday saw one year cut from his original sentence for kidnapping and trying to kill his ex-wife."
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| Minn.: Sarah Hennesy appointed to Seventh Judicial District vacancy | |
Minnesota Judicial Branch: "Governor Mark Dayton announced the appointment of Sarah E. Hennesy as District Court Judge in Minnesota's Seventh Judicial District. Ms. Hennesy will be replacing the Honorable Steven P. Ruble, who retired at the end of
2011."
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| S.D.: Retirement age might change for some judges, justices | |
| Pure Pierre Politics: "The state Senate just approved letting South Dakota's circuit judges and Supreme Court justices serve longer. The legislation, Senate Bill 76, would allow the chief justice to decide if a judge or justice could remain in office past the mandatory retirement age of 70." | |
| Iowa high court overturns steel-wheel citation against Mennonite teen | |
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St. Paul Pioneer Press/AP: "The religious rights of a Mennonite teenager prevailed over a northeast Iowa county's concern about protecting its roads in an Iowa Supreme Court ruling [Feb. 3]."
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| 8th Circuit decides N.D. case | |
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has affirmed a decision denying post-conviction relief in a North Dakota drug case.
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| Wis.: Conviction reinstated in case where judge left in-law among potential jurors | |
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: "The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a trial judge's failure to remove a family member for the panel of potential jurors was not a reversible error where the defendant then used a peremptory challenge to
remove the judge's relative."
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| U.S.: After high court ruling, advocates question rules on police searches using GPS | |
| Fox News: "While GPS technology has gained favor with American consumers by providing precise driving directions, the lack of specific instructions in a recent Supreme Court opinion has experts disagreeing over whether police are now required to obtain a warrant before affixing a GPS-tracking device to a suspect's car." | |
| 'Defending unpopular positions is what lawyers do' | |
| Harvard Law Bulletin: "There are two things Paul Clement won't do: Tell you where he stands on same-sex marriage, and grouse about the controversy that enveloped him last spring when he resigned from his law firm in order to continue defending U.S. House of Representatives Republicans in litigation over the Defense of Marriage Act." | |
| 8th Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel decides N.D. case | |
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The Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has determined that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of North Dakota lacked jurisdiction to decide certain claims in a bankruptcy case.
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| JoAnne Johnson 1941-2011 | |
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JoAnne D. Johnson, 70, died Dec. 25, 2011, in Sun City, Ariz. She was married to former North Dakota Supreme Court Justice J. Philip Johnson. A burial service at Riverside Cemetery in Fargo is planned for spring.
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| Court is still in session: Municipal Court temporarily relocated | |
| Minot Daily News: "Displacement is nothing new in the Minot area following the 2011 Souris River flood that displaced scores of homeowners and businesses." | |
| Minn.: Courts brace for paperless system | |
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Austin Daily Herald: "Minnesota's courts are taking a bold step into the digital age. The Minnesota Judicial Council is requiring all courts go paperless in about five years - a move that, though ripe with challenges, is seen as necessary."
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| Minnesota high court ruling prompts destruction of newborn blood samples | |
| St. Paul Pioneer Press: "The Minnesota Department of Health is beginning to destroy blood-spot collection cards to comply with a ruling last year from the Minnesota Supreme Court." | |
| Mont.: Jesus statue saved - for now | |
| Daily Inter Lake: "Flathead National Forest Supervisor Chip Weber has approved a special use permit allowing a statue of Jesus to remain on federal land on Big Mountain, but the Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation intends to file a lawsuit challenging the Forest Service decision." | |
| Saipan: Sotomayor's visit inspires students, judges, lawyers | |
Saipan Tribune: "Sonia Sotomayor, the first Hispanic U.S. Supreme Court justice and the first sitting justice to visit the CNMI, still managed to impress and inspire many Commonwealth students, judges, and lawyers despite her short, one-day visit."
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| Court seeks comment on proposed ADR rule amendments | |
| The North Dakota Supreme Court is seeking comments on a proposed new N.D. Rule of Appellate Procedure 5 and a new Appellate Mediation Protocol and proposed amendments to N.D. Rule of Court 8.9. Comments are due March 1. | |
| Court adopts amendments to procedural rules | |
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The North Dakota Supreme Court has adopted amendments to the North Dakota Rules of Civil Procedure, Appellate Procedure, Criminal Procedure, Court, and the Supreme Court Administrative Rules and Orders.
The amendments take effect March 1, 2012, except for amendments to N.D.R.Civ.P. 65 on injunctions, which take effect July 1, 2012.
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| New Opinion: Jan. 24 | |
| The Supreme Court posted a new opinion on Jan. 24. | |
| Court adopts amendments to judge disqualification rule | |
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The North Dakota Supreme Court has adopted amendments to N.D.Sup.Ct.Admin.R. 17 on judge self-disqualification procedure. The amendments take effect March 1.
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| Court adopts amendments to lawyer discipline rule | |
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The North Dakota Supreme Court has adopted amendments to N.D.R. Lawyer Discipl. 3.1. The amendments take effect March 1.
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| February Term of Court | |
The February term of court has been posted, including issues and briefs. | |
| Job Announcement | |
| A job announcement for a District Court law clerk in Minot has been posted. | |
| Job Announcement | |
| A job announcement for a Law Clerk - Temporary in the Burleigh County State's Attorney's Office has been posted. | |
| 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 Assistant Dean for Student Life at the University of North Dakota School of Law has been posted. | |
| Job Announcement | |
| A job announcement for an Assistant United States Attorney - Civil with the U.S. Attorney's Office, District of N.D. has been posted. | |
| Job Announcement | |
| A job announcement for an Assistant United States Attorney - Criminal with the U.S. Attorney's Office, District of N.D. has been posted. | |
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