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South Dakota hotel refused service to Native American group in violation of Civil Right Act, lawsuit alleges

JURIST

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the Retsel Corporation in South Dakota, alleging the company discriminates based on race in violation of Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Retsel Corporation owns the Grand Gateway Hotel and Cheers Sports Lounge and Casino in Rapid City, South Dakota.

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South Dakota’s Pilot Bar Alternative Switches Out Studying Outlines For Community Service

Above The Law

South Dakota is working on implementing a program that will let you do just that. The Public Opinion has coverage: As many as 50 South Dakota law students will be able to bypass the bar exam over the next five years under a set of rules for alternative licensure recently approved by the state Supreme Court.

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Indigenous-led group sues South Dakota hotel owner over pledge to ban Native Americans

JURIST

Indigenous-led group NDN Collective announced Wednesday that it had filed a lawsuit in South Dakota federal court against a local hotel operator after she pledged on social media to ban Native Americans from the hotel. “We need to be clear.

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Self-Help Information by the Courts in 2021

CourtTechBulletin

We were curious as to the status of online court help to the self-represented litigants as a good 2021 year-end wrapup article for the CTB? Colorado courts have a dedicated page for "Efiling for Non-Attorneys" at: [link] There are links to forms and video/written tutorials listed. We share what we found below.

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Morning Docket: 05.28.21

Above The Law

CBS News ] * A court has reportedly dismissed a lawsuit filed by spectators who were allegedly banned from Utah Jazz games after a verbal altercation with a professional basketball player. Yahoo News ] * A trial date has been set in the criminal case of the South Dakota Attorney General who allegedly hit a pedestrian with his car.

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Morning Docket: 05.05.21

Above The Law

* Attorneys in the Gates divorce also worked on the Bezos split-up. Huff Post ] * The military promotion of the South Dakota Attorney General has been blocked because of his involvement in a deadly car collision last year. [ Maybe Gates read a good online review of the lawyer written by Bezos. [ Juris Lab ].

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Why Regulatory Reform Is Desperately Needed in the U.S.

Attorney at Work

In 2012, South Dakota was one of the first states to tackle the problem of legal deserts. The results are “legal oases,” said Patrick Goetzinger, former president of the South Dakota State Bar who helped create the program. Court navigators. appeared first on Attorney at Work. Project Rural Practice.

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