LETTER: Funding rural lawyers smacks of socialism
April 7, 2013 in The Daily Republic
The state of South Dakota appears to have slid a few more feet into the fetid muck of state-run socialism.
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OUR VIEW: Governor should sign bill to aid rural lawyers
March 7, 2013 in The Daily Republic
This proposal helps to assure that lawyers whose services are so vital are available to small-town South Dakota residents. Continue Reading
‘Long knives’ come out in SD lawyer fight
March 2, 2013 in The Daily Republic
House blocks attempt to put legislators on Judicial Qualifications Commission.
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Former Buffalo County prosecutor hit with suspension for diverting money
March 1, 2013 in The Daily Republic
Steve Fox, who since 2005 has served as state’s attorney in Buffalo County and assistant state’s attorney in Brule County, admitted earlier this month to diverting approximately $109,000 in client payments to his personal business account over a four-year period.
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OUR VIEW: Rural lawyer bill deserves consideration
February 6, 2013 in The Daily Republic
If approved, Senate Bill 218 will help pay for a certain number of law students to attend the University of South Dakota. In return, those students will agree to open a practice for a set amount of time in a small town or rural county.
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SD legislators eye tuition plan for lawyers to practice in small towns
February 5, 2013 in The Daily Republic
Counties, Unified Judicial System would split cost of recruiting 16 layers to rural South Dakota.
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Prosecutors and public defenders can get loan help in SD
October 31, 2012 in The Daily Republic
PIERRE (AP) South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley is accepting applications in a program that helps prosecutors and public defenders repay their education loans.
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Southwest Judicial District ‘overwhelmed’
June 19, 2012 in The Dickinson Press
Witnesses shared a common theme at the Justices System Energy Impact Task Force meeting Tuesday at the Stark County Courthouse in Dickinson: The court system is overstressed and it is only going to get worse. Continue Reading
Gienapp, Thompson to receive State Bar award
June 15, 2012 in The Daily Republic
VERMILLION (AP) The University of South Dakota Student Bar Association is honoring a judge and an attorney at the State Bar’s annual meeting next week in Rapid City. Continue Reading
Can late child support affect a N.D. law license?
May 28, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
North Dakota lawyers are raising questions about whether the state’s child support enforcement agency can suspend an attorney’s law license for late payments. Continue Reading
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