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Rights group warns against North Dakota jury verdict ordering Greenpeace to pay $660m in liability

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Amnesty International warned against a “chilling verdict” returned by a North Dakota jury on Thursday in a lawsuit against Greenpeace. The DAPL is a “1,1172-mile underground oil pipeline” that transports oil from the “Bakken region in North Dakota, across South Dakota and Iowa, to Patoka, Illinois.”

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US judge rules that North Dakota legislative map violates Voting Rights Act and ‘dilutes’ Native American voting strength

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Following a four-day trial, a US federal judge ruled on Friday that North Dakota’s 2021 legislative redistricting plan violates the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA) because it dilutes the voting power of Native American voters. The case is in the US District Court for the District of North Dakota.

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US judge orders new legislative district for Native American voters in North Dakota

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Welte ordered a new joint North Dakota legislative district for two Native American tribes on Monday. The Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians and the Spirit Lake Tribe had awaited the North Dakota Secretary of State’s court-ordered response by late December. US District Chief Judge Peter D.

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Supreme Court of North Dakota Finds Designation of a Witness as a Party Representative Doesn't Obviate the Need to Prove Personal Knowledge

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Like its federal counterpart, North Dakota Rule of Evidence 615 states that At a party's request, the court must order witnesses excluded so that they cannot hear other witnesses' testimony, or the court may do so on its own.

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“North Dakota Supreme Court not about personal beliefs, new justice says”

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North Dakota Supreme Court not about personal beliefs, new justice says”: Travis Svihovec of The Bismarck Tribune has this report. The post “North Dakota Supreme Court not about personal beliefs, new justice says” appeared first on How Appealing.

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“North Dakota Supreme Court to resume in-person oral arguments”

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North Dakota Supreme Court to resume in-person oral arguments”: Jack Dura of The Bismarck Tribune has an article that begins, “North Dakota’s Supreme Court will resume in-person oral arguments in June, more than a year after moving to remote means due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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“Appeals panel revives North Dakota women’s hockey lawsuit”

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“Appeals panel revives North Dakota women’s hockey lawsuit”: Dave Kolpack of The Associated Press has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit issued today.

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