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PIERRE, S.D.- A Rapid City attorney who admitted to felony tax evasion in 2017 wants the South Dakota Supreme Court to reinstate him as a member of the State Bar. Kenneth Orrock was Bennett County state’s attorney before being charged in federal court for failing to collect and remit payroll taxes from 2011 through 2015. […]
PIERRE, S.D. — In a 16-page opinion publicly released last week, the state’s high court found no fault with Circuit Judge Heidi Linngren’s decision regarding how much the owner of an airplane should receive from a would-be buyer who crashed it. The court ruled Thomas Wright should be paid $131,735.67 for a 1978 Citabria he was […]
PIERRE, S.D. — The ‘stand your ground’ state law doesn’t apply retroactively, according to the South Dakota Supreme Court. The court publicly released the decision Thursday, ruling that a convicted killer couldn’t use the law to go free. Ramon Smith shot one man to death and wounded two others on June 8, 2019. A Minnehaha […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a much-awaited decision from the US Supreme Court, the nation’s highest legal body has ruled in favor of landowners and ag groups to overturn a lower courts decision that upheld the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) determination of Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS). The justices in a 9-0 decision overturned a lower […]
PIERRE, S.D. — Among recent rulings by the South Dakota Supreme Court was a decision to uphold circuit court decision against the storefront refurbishing of a Deadwood business. The state’s highest court said the Deadwood Historic District Commission didn’t err in rejecting an application to change the exterior appearance of the Gunslinger Saloon, according to […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – California’s controversial Proposition 12 stands, as the Supreme Court on Thursday sided with the state and the law that prohibits the sale of pork in the state not produced according to California’s production standards. The ruling is a significant loss for the pork industry. Livestock groups have argued that if California’s law […]
BROOKINGS, S.D. – – South Dakota’s highest judicial authority will be on display in Brookings this week. The South Dakota Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments for eight cases at the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center on the campus of South Dakota State University. The first case the court will hear is set for Wednesday […]
PIERRE, S.D. – The Chief Justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court wants the court system to address rehabilitating young adult offenders and how new attorneys are licensed in the state. Chief Justice Steven R. Jensen spoke this afternoon (Wednesday) before a joint session of the legislature for the annual address. Jensen says most of […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court is keeping Title 42 in place until the justices can review whether the pandemic-era program should be lifted or continue. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts in an order on Monday stayed a lower court’s ruling that would have allowed the program, which was put in place by the Centers […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Supreme Court on Monday will hear arguments of a case between Idaho landowners and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), a dispute that could redefine the scope of the country’s clean water regulations. The first case of the justices’ new term, landing just ahead of the Clean Water Act’s 50th anniversary, will […]
