December 12, 2025Media Contact: Suzie Weigel, 701.328.2210BISMARCK, ND - AO 25-01 Exceeded the Commission's Authority to Issue Advisory Opinions.As the Commission noted in AO 25-01, the authority of the Commission to issue an advisoryopinion originates from statute and not from the Constitution of North...
December 5, 2025A new Attorney General’s Opinion has been issued:Opinion #: 2025-O-23Date Issued: December 5, 2025 Issued to: The Retirement and Investment OfficeDescription:The Retirement and Investment Office (RIO) did not violate the open records law when it was unable to provide...
December 5, 2025A new Attorney General’s Opinion has been issued:Opinion #: 2025-O-22Date Issued: December 5, 2025 Issued to: The Retirement and Investment OfficeDescription:The Retirement and Investment Office properly denied a records request for confidential financial information. The Retirement and Investment Office...
September 29, 2025Contact: Suzie Weigel, 701.328.2210 BISMARCK, ND – Attorney General Drew Wrigley along with other Law Enforcement Leaders will hold a press conference to discuss an ongoing and widening investigation into conduct surrounding the creation and distribution of unlawful images.The press conference will be...
July 9, 2025A new Attorney General’s Opinion has been issued:Opinion #: 2025-L-02Date Issued: July 9, 2025 Issued to: City of New TownRequest: Whether the City Council violated N.D.C.C. § 44-04-19 by asking employees to leave the room during an open meeting when...
March 27, 2025Media Contact: Suzie Weigel, 701.328.2210BISMARCK, ND - North Dakota Attorney General Drew H. Wrigley announced today that Amber Hattem and Dalton Hattem, both of Ward County, have been charged in connection with a disturbing case of sexual abuse and exploitation involving vulnerable...
February 25, 2025Media Contact: Suzie Weigel, 701.328.2210BISMARCK, ND - Attorney General Wrigley announced today that the State has filed a lawsuit against the Bureau of Land Management’s amendments to the North Dakota Resource Management Plan (RMP). RMPs are comprehensive land use plans that dictate...
February 11, 2025Contact: Ryan Koppy, 701.328.1574BISMARCK – The temperatures may be bitter but winning six figures will take the sting out of the cold as someone hit it big with Powerball! A $150,000 Powerball with Power Play ticket for Monday night’s draw won by...
February 4, 2025Media Contact: Suzie Weigel, 701.328.2210North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley applauds the North Dakota District Court for its decision invalidating the Biden Administration’s NEPA Rule. In that challenged Rule, the Biden Administration sought to fundamentally change the NEPA review process for all...
January 10, 2025 You can view this opinion at: 2025-O-02[print-me]...