Gov. Larry Rhoden asked the court for an advisory opinion on the matter after confusion over a tie vote in the state Senate earlier this session.

Gov. Larry Rhoden is asking the state Supreme Court for an opinion regarding the lieutenant governor’s authority breaking a tie vote in the Senate.

In the first week of session, key priorities are laid out by some of the state’s most prominent figures. For the courts system, the State of the Judiciary offers a window into priorities for the coming twelve months.

South Dakota Supreme Court Justice Steven Jensen delivered his State of the Judiciary address at the start of the 2026 legislative session in Pierre.

The South Dakota Supreme Court is disciplining a Huron lawyer over his legal actions representing a client in a ranch ownership dispute.

The South Dakota Supreme Court upholds a sexual assault conviction in a case involving testimony of an individual with developmental disabilities who was granted special conditions in court.

Gov. Larry Rhoden is appointing Judge Robert Gusinsky to the South Dakota Supreme Court.

A man convicted of murder is granted a new trial by the state Supreme Court. The case of Dion Bordeaux now must advance without character evidence used in the original 2023 trial.

The state Supreme Court heard the latest round of arguments connected to the Hideaway Hills neighborhood Wednesday. In 2020, a sinkhole rendered many of the newly purchased homes unlivable.

The South Dakota Supreme Court is declaring a judicial emergency amid a large-scale network outage across the state system.