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20 Gavel 1 (1975)

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GAVEL

The Monthly Newsletter of the State Bar Association of North Dakota
Volume 20 Number 1                                    January 1975

SB 2304 - SBAND NO-FAULT AUTO
INSURANCE BILL INTRODUCED
Sen. RUSSELL THANE introduced SB2304
the No-fault auto insurance bill
which was approved by the SBAND
Executive Committee and submitted
for introduction by the SBAND Legis-
lative Committee. The bill was
assigned to the Senate Industry,
Business and Labor committee and was
heard by the committee on January 28th.
Speaking for the bill at the IBL
Committee hearing were Sen. Thane,
Ward Kirby, Harry Pippin, Byron
Edwards, Sen. Roderick Schuster,
and Pat Conmy.
Sen. Thane has been instrumental in
introducing no-fault legislation in
the past two legislative assemblies,
neither of which suncessfully passed
no-fault bills of any kind. He
stated that he felt that this will be
the last year North Dakota will have
an opportunity to act and that the
people of North Dakota want responsible
no-fault legislation. He stated
that inaction will lead to federal
action.
SBAND representatives stated that SB
2304 will fill the needs of the North
Dakota citizens in offering a per-
sonal insurance protection package.
The bill treats people as individuals
rather than actuarial statistics.
Thomas Smith, State Insurance Depart-
ment counsel, appeared in opposition
to the bill.

ABA PRESIDENT SAYS SCHOOLS FAIL IN
LEGAL EDUCATION AREA
-'he president of the American Bar
Association says schools should drop
their virtually worthless civics
courses and adopt meaningful courses
in the law.
People have for years left our
schools legally ignorant, ABA Pres.
JAMES D. FELLERS told the Oklahoma
City Junior Chamber of Commerce
Awards Banquet January 7th.
Calling the situation tragic, Fellers
said certainly an understanding of
laws and of legal principles is a
critical tool for everyone to have
in today's world, and a thinking,
capable and responsible citizenry
is a vital national asset.
The Oklahoma City attorney said
schools should dispense with civics
courses offering only factual fodder
and instead teach students how to
analyze legal and social problems,
and to understand the American legal
system.
Converting classrooms to courtrooms
and enacting real life cases- is one
way to teach children the balancing
process involving the conflict of
individual and society rights, he
said.
The learning of law is enormously
attractiveto students, Fellers said.
The major hurdle is introducing law
into the curriculum.

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