State Supreme Court Archives

North Dakota lawmakers are preparing to fix a budget mess. What’s on their plate?

October 22, 2023

KVRR Staff,

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota lawmakers are scheduled to be back in Bismarck on Monday to begin a special session to fix a budget mess after the state Supreme Court struck down a major funding bill last month. Here is a preview of the issues involved in the special session and what awaits Republican Gov. Doug Burgum and the Republican-controlled Legislature. WHAT CAUSED THE SPECIAL…

Option to Undo Some DUI Convictions Yet to be Widely Sought

Bismarck attorney says he's not sure if people know they can petition to have the DUI blood test cases thrown out.

June 19, 2019

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) _ Court officials and lawyers in North Dakota say few people have tried to undo convictions for refusing DUI blood tests in the year since a state Supreme Court opinion offered a narrow pathway for doing so. The state Supreme Court ruled that a 2016 U.S. Supreme Court decision that found it unconstitutional to criminalize refusal of…