WASHINGTON (North Dakota Monitor) – Two North Dakota tribes and a group of tribal citizens have asked the U.S. Supreme Court ...

BISMARCK, N.D. — A federal appeals court won’t reconsider its decision in a redistricting case that went against two Native ...

North Dakota lawmakers have reluctantly admitted something about the state's neighbor to the east: Minnesota might be better at managing its water resources.

But the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa argues in a lawsuit filed Monday, Feb. 7, the split House district encompassing its northern North Dakota reservation packs Native American voters into a ...

North Dakota has 47 legislative districts, each with one senator and two representatives. Republicans control the House of Representatives 82-12, and the Senate 43-4.

The U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the Dec. 22 deadline set by North Dakota U.S. District Judge Peter Welte. In November, Welte ruled that the map diluted the Native American vote.

North Dakota Rep. Robin Weisz, left, and Sen. Jerry Klein, both Republicans, inspect alternative maps proposed by the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians and the Spirit Lake Tribe, Dec. 5 ...

Following a four-day trial, a US federal judge ruled on Friday that North Dakota’s 2021 legislative redistricting plan violates the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA) because it dilutes the voting power ...

U.S. District Judge Peter Welte's decision comes after North Dakota lawmakers failed to offer an alternative to the state's 2021 redistricting map A Forum News Service graphic illustrates the 2021 ...

District 4 Rep. Terry Jones, R-New Town, opposes North Dakota House subdistricts for two tribal nations in November 2021. American Indians and Alaska Natives are the state's largest minority, at 5 ...