44 ABA Journal North Dakota articles.
Jan 30, 2020 12:15 PM CST
In less than four years, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office’s national rape kit testing program has led to 186 new arrests and 64 new convictions, including 47 felony sexual assault…
Mar 14, 2019 3:42 PM CDT
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ordered a federal appeals court to reconsider a First Amendment challenge to mandatory bar membership by a North Dakota lawyer.
The Supreme Court vacated…
Dec 3, 2018 10:42 AM CST
A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that Ohio must accept provisional ballots in the midterm elections from some voters because they received vague notices informing them they could be purged…
Nov 1, 2018 9:37 AM CDT
In August, when the solar eclipse passed over South Boise Women’s Correctional Center in Idaho, the officers held lunch early, handed out protective sunglasses, and invited the women outside to…
Nov 2, 2017 5:52 PM CDT
A special preview from the October issue: The attorney general sees his role as pushing present-day law enforcement toward a rose-colored past.
Oct 1, 2017 12:15 AM CDT
Early last year, two suicidal patients showed up at a hospital emergency room in Pierre, South Dakota, seeking help. Although the incidents happened weeks apart, both patients ended up in…
Sep 25, 2017 7:00 AM CDT
A North Dakota judge has denied a prosecution request for a new judge in a murder conspiracy trial in an opinion that took the lawyers to task for their heated…
Jul 20, 2017 8:50 AM CDT
Could this be the end of out-of-town patent lawyers flocking to Marshall, Texas? They’ve become known for showing up in luxury cars, ordering catered gourmet meals for their trial war rooms and running up expensive hotel tabs. That’s the future some observers predict for the top destination for patent infringement lawsuits after a U.S. Supreme Court decision limited the venues where such suits may be filed.
Jul 1, 2017 1:35 AM CDT
In 2017, the ABA Silver Gavel Awards for Media and the Arts will celebrate their 60th anniversary. To Kill a Mockingbird, Law & Order, NPR’s All Things Considered, SCOTUSblog and Netflix’s Making a Murderer—these were different forms of media, but all increased public awareness and understanding of the American judicial system and all have earned Silver Gavels over the years.
Jul 1, 2017 12:55 AM CDT
A Washington, D.C. federal court ruling Tuesday paves the way for completion of the Dakota Access Pipeline, over strong objections from neighboring tribal communities, Reuters has reported.
The ruling…
Mar 7, 2017 2:45 PM CST
It’s 2017, and we are all cyborgs. Don’t believe me? What’s the capital of Kyrgyzstan? You just thought about reaching for your smartphone—your auxiliary brain—to look it up, didn’t you?…
Jan 1, 2017 1:30 AM CST
A judge in North Dakota on Monday refused to sign a document charging a radio journalist with engaging in a riot for her reporting on protests at an oil pipeline…
Oct 18, 2016 12:52 PM CDT
A North Dakota judge returned to the bench this week, after a two-month leave of absence when a sports injury eliminated much of his vision in both of his eyes.
…Dec 18, 2015 4:00 PM CST
A new law allows North Dakota police officers to use drones outfitted with “less than lethal” weapons.
That means police can use drones equipped with everything from Tasers to tear…
Aug 27, 2015 8:17 AM CDT
