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South Dakota Supreme Court strikes down recreational marijuana amendment 

JURIST

The South Dakota Supreme Court Wednesday ruled that a state constitutional amendment legalizing recreational marijuana is unconstitutional. In 2020, South Dakota voters passed a ballot measure to legalize medical marijuana for qualifying patients. In February, the circuit court dismissed the election contest.

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US federal judge rules that Sioux tribes in South Dakota have standing in voting rights lawsuit

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US District Judge Lawrence Piersol ruled Tuesday that two South Dakota Sioux tribes have standing in a lawsuit against South Dakota over alleged National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA) violations. The case is in the US District Court for the District of South Dakota Western Division.

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

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

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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.” ” The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe is an Indigenous nation that has a reserve on the North and South Dakota border.

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Supreme Court of South Dakota Adopts the Silent Witness Theory of Authentication

EvidenceProf Blog

Similar to its federal counterpart, South Dakota Rule of Evidence 19-19-901(b)(9) provides that The following are examples only--not a complete list--of evidence that satisfies the [authentication] requirement: (9) Evidence about a process or system. Evidence describing a process or system.

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Supreme Court of South Dakota Observes That Routine Practice Evidence Doesn't Require Corroboration or Eyewitnesses

EvidenceProf Blog

Similar to its federal counterpart, South Dakota Rule of Evidence 19-19-406 states that Evidence of a person's habit or an organization's routine practice may be admitted to prove that on a particular occasion the person or organization acted in accordance.

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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.