North Dakota Law

Updates from the University of North Dakota School of Law.

Professor Steven Morrison quoted

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EXPLAINER: Challenge pending to North Dakota abortion ban AP News By DAVE KOLPACK July 18, 2022 FARGO, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s only abortion clinic, the Red River Women’s Clinic, has gone to state court seeking to declare the state’s imminent abortion ban is contrary to the state constitution. The lawsuit also seeks to at least delay […]

Ellen E. Tholen ’89 announces bid for Itasca County Attorney

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Tholen announces bid for County Attorney Grand Rapids Herald Review July 17, 2022 U.S. Army veteran Ellen E. Tholen is announcing her candidacy for Itasca County Attorney. Tholen received her law degree from the University of North Dakota in 1989 and has been an actively practicing attorney in Itasca County for over 32 years. Tholen […]

Tanner Holten ’18 appointed new attorney for Crookston Housing & Economic Development Authority (CHEDA)

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CHEDA SELECTS TANNER HOLTEN AS NEW ATTORNEY AND IS CLOSE TO CHOOSING AN INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR KROX July 12, 2022 The Crookston Housing & Economic Development Authority (CHEDA) met on Tuesday for a regular meeting at noon at the Valley Technology Park. After the Call to Order, the meeting began with the board approving the meeting […]

Professor Tade Oyewunmi published in the “Palgrave Handbook of Natural Gas and Global Energy Transitions”

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Regulating Gas Flaring Emissions from Upstream Operations on US Federal Lands and in Nigeria by Tade Oyewunmi Abstract This chapter examines the framework for regulating gas production operations, flaring, and fugitive emissions on US Federal Government lands (on the one hand) and in Nigeria (on the other hand). Natural gas plays a key role in […]

Naomi Paasch ’82 wins legal services advocacy award

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Naomi Paasch of Moorhead, Minnesota has been awarded an Advocacy Achievement Award by Legal Services of Northwest Minnesota (LSNM) for her work as a Judicare attorney. LSNM provides free, high-quality civil legal help to low-income residents of 22 northwestern Minnesota counties using staffed offices.  The award is given “in recognition of outstanding legal work making […]

Ferguson Books will host Jackie Stebbins ’09, author of ‘Unwillable: A Journey to Reclaim My Brain,’ for a book-signing

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Bismarck lawyer, UND grad pens book about rare brain disease Ferguson Books will host Jackie Stebbins, author of “Unwillable: A Journey to Reclaim My Brain,” for a book-signing from 4 to 6 p.m. Monday, June 27, at the Grand Cities Mall. Grand Forks Herald By Pamela Knudson June 21, 2022 04:14 PM GRAND FORKS – Ferguson […]

Professor Kathryn Rand quoted

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NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES BRING FRESH ENERGY AND TIME-TESTED TRADITIONS TO LAS VEGAS HOSPITALITY Las Vegas Weekly Amber Sampson Thu, Jun 23, 2022 (2 a.m.) Las Vegas’ Palms Casino Resort has always had a great story. The property just west of the Strip thrived under the original reign of the Maloof family, turning heads with its […]

Terry Effertz ’18 joins Olson Effertz Lobbying & Consulting

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Olson Effertz Adds Principal Consultant Published June 18, 2022 12:02 AM The Olson Effertz Lobbying & Consulting firm announces the addition of Terry Effertz as a Principal Consultant. In her new role, Terry will provide lobbying consulting and legal analysis services, as well as supporting the Olson Effertz Executive Search team. “We are happy to welcome […]