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| Tuesday, February
9, 2010 |
| Tomorrow at the Court
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Carrying on a family tradition in the ND Highway Patrol
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Devils Lake Journal: "Kyle Ternes is the son of a man who spent 27 years with the North Dakota Highway Patrol. It's a profession he always admired and had a great deal of respect for. So it was only natural that he follow in dad's footsteps in the
Patrol."
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Wyo.: Judge gets sarcastic over records rule criticism
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Casper Tribune/AP: "The chief justice of the Wyoming Supreme Court on Monday dished out a sarcastic response to criticism in newspaper editorials of a proposal to redact information from public court records."
Wyo. State of the Judiciary Address text
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Scouting's lasting legacy
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Bismarck Tribune: "When Devils Lake lawyer and State Senator Ralph J. Erickstad was elected to the Supreme Court in the early 1960s, he and his young family moved to Bismarck, and he soon became the Scoutmaster for Troop 14."
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Appellate practice tip of the week
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Speak up, but don't shout.
Other appellate practice tips
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Nebraska: A Mediocre Criminal, but an Unmatched Jailhouse Lawyer
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New York Times: "Shon R. Hopwood was not a particularly sophisticated bank robber. We would walk into a bank with firearms, tell people to get down, take the money and run, he said the other day, recalling five robberies in rural Nebraska in 1997 and
1998 that yielded some $200,000 and more than a decade in federal prison."
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U.S.: No Talking, No Texting, No Tweeting
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Blog of Legal Times: "A committee of the Judicial Conference of the United States has endorsed a set of model jury instructions for district judges to help deter jurors from using cell phones, computers or other electronic technologies during their
jury service."
Proposed Model Jury Instructions and memorandum
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U.S.: Race & Gender of Judges Make Enormous Differences in Rulings, Studies Find
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ABA Journal: "A judge's race or gender makes for a dramatic difference in the outcome of cases they hear--at least for cases in which race and gender allegedly play a role in the conduct of the parties, according to two recent studies."
Washington University Law Review article
Yale Law Journal article
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3rd Circuit to Mull Privacy of Cell Phone Data
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Legal Intelligencer/Law.com: "In a case that could prove to be one of the most important privacy rights battles of the modern era, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear argument this week on the proper legal standard to apply when
prosecutors demand cell phone location data."
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Cass County district court now accepting interactive web and telephone payments for traffic citations
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The North Dakota Court System has announced that a new interactive voice and web payment system has been successfully implemented in Cass County.
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Appellate Guide and Forms Published on Website
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A guide explaining the basic procedural steps in an appeal is now available on this website. Written primarily as a resource for self-represented individuals, the guide includes a glossary of terms, forms for a notice of appeal, order for transcript
and a petition in forma pauperis to request the waiver of the appellate filing fee, and links to rules and statutes.
Sample Petition to Waive Filing Fee on Appeal
Sample Notice of Appeal
Sample Order for Transcript
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February Term of Court
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The February term of court has been posted, including issues and briefs.
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New Opinions posted Jan. 26
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The Supreme Court posted six new opinions on Jan. 26.
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Court seeks comment on upcoming judicial vacancy
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The Supreme Court is seeking comments regarding the vacancy that will be created by the upcoming retirement of Judge Georgia Dawson. Comments on whether the judgeship is necessary in the East Central District or whether the judgeship may be
transferred are due Feb. 12.
Notice of Consultation
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