The article reports on the court ruling that requires state attorney general to submit arbitration to resolve a dispute with the tobacco companies in South Dakota. The court ruling in the state was ...
A state court judge's ruling Monday keeps anabortion-rights question on the November ballot in South Dakota. Judge John Pekas dismissed a lawsuit filed by an anti-abortion group, Life Defense Fund, that sought to have the question removed even though supporters turned in more than enough valid...
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In mid-January, the district court granted South Dakota's motion for remand, sending the case back to state court. Noting that usually, cases citing federal question jurisdiction involve a cause of action that is created by a federal law, the district court recognized that this case “involves...
High court in South Dakota limits the ability of police to interrogate and search innocent travelers.
Republican South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has requested guidance from the state Supreme Court over conflict-of-interest rules for lawmakers.
South Dakota's Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a law that would require out-of-state retailers to collect sales taxes on in-state purchases—a defeat the state expected and welcomed in a case that eventually could have national implications for e-c
The judicial system in South Dakota was cemented by a 1972 constitutional amendment. The SD Supreme Court is made up of five justices who are appointed by the governor for eight-year terms. The justices must be re-confirmed every eight years by an election. Most of the work of the Supreme...
South Dakota's Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a law that would require out-of-state retailers to collect sales taxes on in-state purchases—a defeat the state expected and welcomed in a case that eventually could have national implications for e-c
The South Dakota Supreme Court has ordered a six-month suspension of former state Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg’s law license Associated PressSept. 19, 2024 Fire Destroys 105-Year-Old Post Office on Standing Rock Reservation A fire destroyed the post office in Selfridge, North Dakota Associat...