Updates from the University of North Dakota School of Law.
A Spring Break study abroad experience brings international law to life in the Netherlands and Belgium Professors Blake A. Klinkner and Kimberly Dasse recently returned from an enriching Spring Break study abroad trip to Europe, where they led 12 students through an immersive exploration of international law and institutions. Both professors teach International Organizations & […]
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His latest work, AI Jurisprudence: Toward Automated Justice, explores the challenges of integrating artificial intelligence into the U.S. judiciary. The article tells the story of how the digital transformation of overburdened courts has paved the way for automating justice. It provides a summary of AI’s current use and capabilities in the judiciary, explains that few […]
How an unlikely meeting across continents led to connection, collaboration, and conversation at UND Law Community has been the University of North Dakota’s theme this year, and a recent visiting scholar event at the School of Law offered a reminder of how elastic that word can be. Professor Gregory Gordon recently visited UND to […]
The American Bar Association’s accrediting council recently voted to send a repeal of Standard 206 for notice and comment. LAW.COM By Christine Charnosky What You Need to Know Council voted to send a repeal of Standard 206 out for notice and comment and will discuss the proposed repeal further during its May meeting after […]
North Dakota Monitor By:Mary Steurer North Dakota lawmakers funded a law school clinic to help bring foreign workers to North Dakota, but the program has had to pivot amid federal restrictions on work visas. The new service, housed at the University of North Dakota, was created partly to address the state’s chronic labor shortage. North […]
Sharing Research on Patent Eligibility, USPTO Reform, and Judicial Trends Professor Nikola Datzov recently served as an invited panelist at the 26th Advanced Patent Law Institute, hosted by UC Berkeley Law and Stanford Law School. The annual institute brings together leading scholars, practitioners, and judges to examine cutting-edge issues in patent law. A recording of […]
UND law professor Steven Morrison says yes — but warns of serious First Amendment concerns North Dakota Monitor Mary Steuer Could a North Dakota law that makes it illegal for people to conceal their identities in certain situations also apply to masked immigration agents? One University of North Dakota School of Law professor says yes […]
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Professor Blake A. Klinkner Examines the Supreme Court’s Direction— and What May Come Next Professor Blake A. Klinkner’s recent article, “Are Age Verification Laws a Constitutional Method to Regulate the Online Activities of Juveniles?”, offers a timely and rigorous analysis of recent caselaw from the United States Supreme Court to explain the constitutionality of state […]
Former UND Law professor Gregory Gordon recounts life of Ben Ferencz, Nuremberg Trial prosecutor and international justice advocate Former UND School of Law faculty member Gregory Gordon, delivers a lecture on Nuremberg Trial prosecutor Ben Ferencz. Photo by Joe Banish/UND Today. UND Today February 10, 2026 by Joe Banish Published in: School of Law Earlier this […]
Chief Justice Jon J. Jensen formally transfers the gavel to Chief Justice-elect Lisa K. Fair McEvers The North Dakota Supreme Court held a formal Passing of the Gavel ceremony on Tuesday, January 6, in the state supreme court chambers, marking the transition from Chief Justice Jon J. Jensen to Chief Justice-elect Lisa K. Fair McEvers, […]