I was looking up the Hankins rape case because an eager reader noted that part of convicted rapist Nathan David Hankins’s unsuccessful appeal of his conviction…
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The state has suffered another loss in court over its effort to quash South Dakotans’ right to initiative and referendum. Yesterday the Eighth Circuit upheld…
South Dakota landowners are suing to stop Summit Carbon Solutions from using a 2016 South Dakota law that allows pipeliners and other builders of purportedly…
Make that five judges running for the seat Judge Kevin Krull is leaving open in the Fourth Circuit Court. Four candidates filed to run for…
The League of Women Voters is challenging South Dakota’s residency requirement for ballot question petition circulators in court. Their case just got some support from…
Judicial elections don’t usually draw much interest. But Judge Kevin Krull’s withdrawal from the ballot has drawn lots of interest to the Fourth Circuit bench…
Hump Day is turning to Dump Day on Kristi Noem. First Jamie Smith posts a brilliant video ridiculing her horsing around. And now the Eighth…
Speaking of petitions, the League of Women Voters—both the South Dakota chapter and the national organization—and LWV members Susan Randall and Kathryn Fahey are suing…
SDGOP spin blogger Pat Powers reports on the ridiculous lawsuit of the month—not because he’s a good journalist, but because the lawsuit comes from a…