I had Jack McDonald, a lawyer for the North Dakota Newspaper Association, on my program today to talk about the treatment of journalists at the protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline. “They’re doing the best they can,” McDonald told me of the state’s law enforcement officials, but added that he didn’t think charges should be…
Case For Exempting Teacher Records From Open Records Doesn't Pass The Smell Test
In an earlier post I wrote about SB2153 which, if passed, would close off records pertaining to teachers accused of crimes. North Dakota has had some high-profile criminal cases involving teachers in the last year. Susan Duursma, for instance, who was a teacher in Bismarck who had sex with one of her students. West Fargo…