Attorney General Marty Jackley has issued an official opinion to clear up the ambiguity of Amendment S (now South Dakota Constitution Article 6 Section 29), the…
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Teachers are full-time employees after all. So says Fifth Circuit Judge Richard A. Sommers in reversing a child support decision. Recall that last summer, child…
Amendment S, the new crime victims bill of rights, is already infringing on the rights of defendants by keeping them in jail longer than necessary: The victim notification requirement…
Back to law enforcement: Davison County State’s Attorney Jim Miskimins says the new family-inclusive definition of “victim” may shut down Amber Alerts: According to the amendment, a…
R. Blake Curd, Al Novstrup, and the 22 other legislators suing to repeal the entire Anti-Corruption Act (Initiated Measure 22) directly challenge the campaign finance reporting…
Initiated Measure 22, the voter-approved Anti-Corruption Act, includes one potentially unconstitutional section. Scroll to the bottom and read Section 68: There is hereby appropriated from the…
The South Dakota Board of Elections mustered a meager quorum today (five of seven members on the conference call at the start, but only four of seven members…