North Dakota Law

Eighty-five first-year law students, members of the UND School of Law Class of 2026, began their legal education this week. Their journey began with a Convocation ceremony held Sunday evening at the Chester Fritz Auditorium with their family and friends in attendance. Andrew Armacost, UND president; Eric Link, UND vice president for academic affairs and […]

The special issue will focus on “International Energy and Investment Law Implications of the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act.” Oil, Gas & Energy Law Intelligence invites submissions for a Special issue focusing on “International Energy and Investment Law Implications of the US Inflation Reduction Act“. The co-editors for this issue are Tade Oyewunmi (Assistant Professor of Law at […]

Professor Meyers presented her forthcoming paper, the enhancement of family law pedagogy in the classroom using visualization to explain the traditional doctrinal concept of equitable division during the Family Law Pedagogy Discussion Group. The group, invited both doctrinal and clinical professors to discuss the tools and strategies they use in their family law (and related) […]

Tribes on offense over sports betting July 26, 2023 Listen The Seminole Tribe is poised to have exclusive control of mobile sports betting in Florida just as the NFL season gets started. Their potential windfall is part of a $5 billion compact with the state that — for now — is holding up against court […]

Professor Oyewunmi’s article is featured in Volume 60, Issue 1, 2023 of the Foundation Journal for Natural Resources and Energy Law The semiannual law journal of the former Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation (now FNREL) contains reprints and original scholarly articles covering oil and gas, mining, water, public lands, and environmental law. This 2023 issue […]

The National Jurist’s Pre-Law magazine announces their list of ‘Best Schools for Practical Training’ The issue highlights the 66 law schools that excel when it comes to clinics, externships, and other educational offerings that help students learn how to lawyer. By Julia Brunette for the National Jurist Pre-Law You may have heard the phrase “Learn […]

Students aid state’s attorney’s office Minot Daily News AUG 9, 2023 JILL SCHRAMM Associate Editor jschramm@minotdailynews.com   Two law students with local Minot roots have been getting a leg up on their education while helping the Ward County State’s Attorney’s Office keep up with caseload this summer. Jacob Schmidt and Logan Simons are completing three-month […]

He spoke in favor of Resolution 501 that encourages civility in public discourse The now adopted resolution was brought forward by the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution in which Dean Pappas is the outgoing Chair. The Resolution effectively asks the House of Delegates to reaffirm 11A108 that affirms the principle of civility as a foundation […]

The positions are full-time, tenure-track faculty appointments with the primary responsibility of scholarship, service, and effective teaching Two of the positions will be in the curricular areas of, but not limited to, Business Associations, Health, and Clinical Skills (Family Law). Two of the positions will be in the curricular areas of Lawyering Skills/Legal Writing. The […]

The charge filed against Fabian Scott and Marcus McCuin has been used by North Dakota prosecutors four other times in the last 20 years. What does it mean for the case? FARGO — When prosecutors accused Fabian Edwin Scott and Marcus Pierre McCuin of planning a robbery that led to a 16-year-old’s death in Fargo, the attorneys […]