SUPREME COURT
Freedom Friday: Home or nursing home...do we have a choice?
There's one age group that's going into nursing homes at a higher rate. And it's not the elderly. Young people ages 31 to 64 now make up 14 percent of the nursing home population, according to an anal...
Posted on 5/17/13 at 8:43 AM
Students learn about 'Law and Order' and about law and order
By Danielle Killey State Supreme Court Chief Justice Lorie Gildea has seen a lot of "Law and Order." I love it, I watch it constantly, it has nothing to do with real life, she told more than 600 Rose...
Posted on 5/6/13 at 5:58 PM
"Road to Little Rock" debuts to packed house
When something promises to be good, people will come in spite of the weather. Temperatures last week hovered near zero in downtown Fargo, but it was no match for the lure of intellectual stimulation ...
Posted on 1/30/13 at 10:27 AM
Prisons Should be for Protection and Rehabilitation--Not Revenge
In November 2009, Andrew Conley, 17, was wrestling with his 10-year old brother when he decided to put a choke hold on him. This was no innocent big brother antic, however. It was the act of a killer....
Posted on 8/1/12 at 11:01 AM
Well, not that focused ...
There are no reports so far of Speaker John Boehner crying over the somewhat surprising decision by the Supreme Court to uphold Obamacare. But the famously weep-happy Boehner has changed his tune on ...
Posted on 6/28/12 at 4:50 PM
The Bush court goes corporate 
I’ve called it the “supremacy court” for decades, with good cause.
By James M. Nordlund , January 29, 2010
North Dakota Supreme Court mulls breast implants’ value 
Attorney says cosmetic procedures should be included as assets
BISMARCK – North Dakota’s Supreme Court is considering whether the value of breast implants should be counted when a divorcing couple is splitting up their assets, a possibility that one justice said could be extended to other medical procedures.
By Dale Wetzel, Associated Press Writer , December 04, 2009
- Sherry Mills Moore, an attorney for Traci Isaacson of Mandan, arguing against the idea of including the value of her client’s breast implants and vision improvement surgery in her divorce case
- Justice Daniel Crothers questions Christina Sambor, an attorney for Erik Isaacson of Mandan, about Sambor’s argument
- Sambor says the failure to count the value of cosmetic surgery in dividing up a divorcing couple’s assets represents a “loophole” that can be exploited
- Erik Issacson brief
- Traci Isaacson brief
- Talk about this topic
McCain is right about Sotomayor 
Kudos to U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., for his principled decision to oppose the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court.
By David Piepkorn , August 07, 2009
Sotomayor wins Senate OK; 9 from GOP join Dems in vote 
By By Julie Hirschfeld Davis / Associated Press , August 07, 2009
Judiciary Committee OKs Sotomayor for high court 
By Associated Press , July 28, 2009
Keep close watch on court nominee 
With Sonia Sotomayor’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing under way, liberals have ratcheted up their attacks on Frank Ricci, as he is scheduled to testify at the Senate confirmation hearings.
By Nathan Miller , July 16, 2009
Judge from Fargo worked with Sotomayor 
If U.S. Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor wasn’t in Washington, D.C., undergoing Senate confirmation hearings this week, she’d be sitting next to a Fargo native hearing more than a dozen cases in New York.
July 15, 2009
SUPREME COURT: White firefighters win on appeal; could impact Sotomayor confirmation 
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court ruled Monday that white firefighters in New Haven, Conn., were unfairly denied promotions because of their race, reversing a decision that high court nominee Sonia Sotomayor endorsed as an appeals court judge.
By Associated Press , June 29, 2009
SUPREME COURT: High court won't decide on privacy of prescription pads 
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court won't stop the state of New Hampshire from making doctors' prescription-writing habits confidential over the objection of companies who analyze and sell that information.
By Associated Press , June 29, 2009
SUPREME COURT: State attorneys general must go to court to probe national banks 
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court said Monday that state attorneys general can investigate national banks for discrimination and other crimes, but only with a court's help.
By Associated Press , June 29, 2009
Ask Sotomayor tough questions 
A recent poll shows that the majority of Americans differ with President Barack Obama’s position that “empathy” should be a key factor in determining the qualifications of a U.S. Supreme Court Justice. The poll – conducted by the respected firm IBD/TIPP – shows 59 percent of Americans believe a judge should consider only the Constitution, applicable laws, and precedents when ruling on a case.
By Rep. Blair Thoreson , June 26, 2009
Klobuchar impressed by high court nominee 
Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar said Thursday that she’s impressed with Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor.
By Forum staff reports , June 12, 2009
Local Latinos welcome Sotomayor’s nomination 
As a Mexican-American, Abner Arauza always hoped a Latino could achieve one of the highest judiciary positions in the United States but remained skeptical it would happen.
By John Lamb , May 27, 2009
New York judge’s rise began in the projects 
By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press , May 27, 2009
Selected remarks by Obama, Sotomayor 
The following excerpts are remarks by President Barack Obama and Judge Sonia Sotomayor, who Obama nominated Tuesday to the U.S. Supreme Court.
By Associated Press , May 27, 2009
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