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

JURIST

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

JURIST

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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North Dakota house passes state government vaccine mandate ban

JURIST

The North Dakota House of Representatives Thursday passed a bill that would ban state-level government-ordered COVID vaccine mandates. It passed in the House by an 80-11 vote and has moved on to the North Dakota Senate. The bill would not apply to employers or contractors who have to comply with federal vaccine mandates.

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

JURIST

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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University of North Dakota Law School Aims To Avoid Deficit By Raising Tuition

Above The Law

The post University of North Dakota Law School Aims To Avoid Deficit By Raising Tuition appeared first on Above the Law. The business of education is still a business!

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North Dakota Senate Approves Coronavirus Business Liability Bill

LegalReader

The North Dakota Senate has approved a bill that would shield businesses from liability in the event any of their employees contracted novel coronavirus at work. According to The Grand Forks Herald, the proposal was passed 41-6 on Wednesday.

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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

EvidenceProf Blog

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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