Updates from the University of North Dakota School of Law.
The new issue of the North Dakota Law Review, Issue 95, Number 3 (2020) is now available to view online. ARTICLES INCLUDED IN THIS ISSUE: The North Dakota Constitution: An Original Approach Since 1889 – Jerod Tufte 100 Years of Women’s Suffrage: Celebrating Pilgrims on the Journey for Equality-One Step at a Time – Katie […]
Dear Members of the UND Law Community: On his first day as our new UND President, Andy Armacost shared with the members of the UND community a very thoughtful and eloquent message. I draw your special attention to the following passage: “On this first day as President, I’m filled with sadness at the recent tragedies […]
UND Law alumnus Andrew Askew has joined Essentia Health as vice president of public policy. Askew will be responsible for Essentia’s government relations and public policy strategy for North Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin. He also will bring Essentia’s voice to national health care policy conversations. Askew worked for several years alongside the late Mike Mahoney, […]
Brink Lawyers is proud to announce that Sydney Einarson Bata, a third-year law student at the University of North Dakota School of Law, is the winner of the Spring 2020 Brink Lawyers Northern Valley Scholarship. Ms. Bata makes her home in Adams, North Dakota, with her husband, Alexander, and their son, Lincoln. She is a […]
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Original Story – Grand Forks Herald, December 8, 2109, by Sydney Mook Though it was a sometimes rocky path to get there, times are bright at the UND School of Law, says Dean Michael McGinniss. McGinnis is finishing his first full semester leading the law school. In February, the longtime faculty member was selected as […]
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Along with the Women Lawyers Section of the State Bar Association of North Dakota, UND School of Law recently cosponsored a Symposium on Implicit Bias in the Legal Profession in which nearly 100 people participated. Teri McMurtry-Chubb, Visiting Distinguished Professor of Law with the UIC John Marshall Law School in Chicago, headlined the event with […]
The position, vacated by Judge Ralph R. Erickson when he was promoted from the federal judgeship in Fargo to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals in 2017, has been empty for nearly two years. The U.S. Senate confirmed former Grand Forks County State’s Attorney Peter Welte to fill a long-vacant federal judgeship on Tuesday, July […]
The Law Women’s Caucus held their annual Helen Hamilton Day event in honor of the first female graduate of UND School of Law. This year’s theme was Ordinary Women Doing Extraordinary Things. The topics included advocating for women’s rights, first females in a professional position and breaking the glass ceiling. Advocating for Women’s Rights, which […]
On February 13, at UND School of Law, the Black Law Students Association hosted a lecture about Implicit Bias Training, which featured Criminal defense attorney Marquis Bradshaw from Fargo. The program was part of the celebration of Black History Month at the law school. Bradshaw graduated from Wayne State University School of Law in […]
Provost: Looking forward to working with new Dean on cementing law school strengths, exploring ideas to magnify impact UND Today Story from February 5, 2019 by David Dodds