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North Dakota SCT Affirms Conviction of Standing Rock/NoDAPL Protester for Criminal Trespass, Vacates Riot Conviction
Here is the opinion in State v. Bearruner.
North Dakota SCT Issues Tribal Court Jurisdiction Decision
Here is the opinion in Gustafson v. Poitra. Briefs: appellant brief appellee brief
North Dakota SCT Asserts Concurrent Jurisdiction over Nonmember Indian Child Support Orders
Here is the opinion in State v. Peltier. Briefs: peltier brief state brief
North Dakota SCT Rejects State Criminal Jurisdiction over Nonmember Indians
Here are the materials in Olson v. North Dakota Dept. of Transportation: Appellant Brief Appellee Brief Opinion Reply
North Dakota ICWA Case on Qualified Expert Witness
Here: Interest of K.S.D. and J.S.D., 2017 ND 289 The lack of qualified expert testimony on whether the continued custody of the child by the parent or Indian custodian is likely to result in serious emotional or physical damage to … Continue reading
North Dakota SCT Declines to Terminate the Special Provision of Legal Services Order
Here is the court’s order in In the Matter of a Petition to Terminate the Special Provision of Legal Services by Qualified Attorneys From Outside North Dakota: 20160436_op_Petition to Terminate Special Provision of Legal Services Prior post here.
Request from WPLC Regarding N.D. Petition to Rescind Special Provision
Dear Law School faculty: I am an attorney associated with the Water Protectors Legal Collective (WPLC), the legal assistance project which has been assisting the Standing Rock Tribe and its supporters protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota. I’m … Continue reading
“ND Judges Trying to End Program Allowing Out-of-State Lawyer to Represent Water Protectors” UPDATE: Notice of Comment – Petition to Terminate the Special Provision of Legal Services
From Democracy Now, here. Update with Notice of Comment (docs here, too) 20160436_O2 20160436_ptf2
North Dakota SCT Awards Attorney Fees to Defendants in Indian Country Tort Claim Brought in State Court
Here is the opinion in Tillich v. Bruce. An excerpt: Don Bruce, Vinier Davis, and Linda Davis (“Defendants”) appeal from a judgment granting their motion to dismiss and denying their request for attorney fees. We reverse the district court’s denial … Continue reading
Order from North Dakota Supreme Court Regarding Out of State Lawyers
Here. This order is issued after receiving more than 16,000 comments on the proposed temporary rule, which was in response to the large number of arrests during the DAPL protests late last year (and which are ongoing–law enforcement clashed with … Continue reading
Posted in Author: Kate E. Fort, Environmental
Tagged Dakota Access Pipeline, NoDAPL, North Dakota Supreme Court, pro hac vice
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