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Admission of medical history not enough for new trial in 2017 Aberdeen crash, Supreme Court rules

By Shannon Marvel and Scott Waltman      12/31/2024

A Brown County judge erred in allowing some of the medical history of a woman injured in a 2017 Aberdeen……

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Supreme Court rules that judge should have been disqualified in Grant County farming dispute

By Jonathan Ellis of The Dakota Scout      12/20/2024

A divided South Dakota Supreme Court ruled Thursday, Dec. 20 that a circuit court judge overseeing a complex family dispute……

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Supreme Court questions if it has authority to answer Kristi Noem’s conflict questions

By Jonathan Ellis and Joe Sneve of The Dakota Scout      01/09/2024

PIERRE – Justices on the South Dakota Supreme Court expressed skepticism on Monday about whether it would be appropriate for……

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Provision in South Dakota death penalty law unconstitutional, judge rules

By Joe Sneve of The Dakota Scout      04/11/2023

A provision in South Dakota’s death penalty law exempting intellectually challenged individuals is unconstitutional because it doesn’t square with the…

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