(Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)
(North Dakota Monitor) – A North Dakota doctor is appealing a district court judge’s ruling last fall that upheld the state’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors.
South Central District Court Judge Jackson Lofgren in October found that the 2023 law, which makes it a crime to prescribe puberty blockers and other treatments to adolescents, does not violate the state constitution.
Attorneys representing the plaintiff, pediatric endocrinologist Dr. Luis Casas, said that they will be asking the North Dakota Supreme Court to review Lofgren’s decision.
They ultimately want the high court to find Lofgren used the wrong legal framework to analyze the suit, and to send the case back to him for reconsideration.
Grand Forks Man Running For State Attorney General
(Photo by Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota Monitor) (North Dakota Monitor) - North Dakota Democrats rallied for a turnaround endorsing several candidates for statewide office to take on Republicans in November. The Democratic-NPL Party endorsed state...
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Grand Forks Mission Names New Director
(Photo provided) (KNOX) - The Northlands Rescue Mission in Grand Forks has named Elaina Wickman as the shelter's new Executive Director. Mrs. Wickman was appointed as Interim Director in October after the departure of Everett Jones. Wickman has more ...
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Polk County Man Arrested After Dispute
(File image) (KNOX) - A 20-year-old Crookston man was arrested after prosecutors said that he threatened to set a woman on fire and physically assaulted her during a domestic dispute. Facing the charges is Jimmy Gray Jr. He has been charged with two...
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Grand Forks Woman Arrested For Stealing Pain Pills From Senior Living Residents
(File image) (KNOX) - A Grand Forks woman faces multiple felony charges after authorities say she stole prescription pain pills from elderly residents at a senior living facility where she worked. Nicole Larson, 49, is charged with three counts of fe...
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