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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. On appeal, the South Dakota Supreme Court affirmed.

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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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Supreme Court Historical Society’s annual Journal is out

At the Lectern

The latest edition of California Legal History , the Journal of the California Supreme Court Historical Society , is out and available here. (Im Im on the Societys board of directors.) Brown: The Forgotten Decision on the Extradition of American Indian Movement Leader Dennis Banks by John Wierzbicki, Jr.

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Historical Society program next week about Native American activist’s extradition fight

At the Lectern

Next Tuesday, January 7, the California Supreme Court Historical Society will present a webinar, “State of South Dakota v. Kline was Governor Brown’s Legal Affairs Secretary at the time of the Banks extradition fight. Registration for the program is here.

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Voters in two US states approve recreational marijuana ballot measures, three state measures fail

JURIST

Voters in Arkansas, Maryland, Missouri, North Dakota and South Dakota Tuesday voted on recreational marijuana legalization measures. Maryland and Missouri approved the measures while Arkansas, North Dakota and South Dakota did not. percent of North Dakota voters and 52.84 percent to 34.46

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

Attorney at Work

Regulatory reform is needed to make sure there is coverage for “legal deserts” where citizens have access to few or no law firms. Legal experts call these “legal deserts.” ” What Do Legal Deserts Mean for Citizens Who Need Help? There are 1.3 million lawyers in the United States.

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2023 is the Year of New Consumer Rights

Diane Drain

September 1, 2023: TILA Disclosures re Index Rates; California Garnishment ; Minnesota Debt Collection December 1, 2023: Bankruptcy December 31, 2023: Utah Data Privacy Musings by Diane Consumer legal protections are rare.