The U.S. District Court of South Dakota's Northern Division in Aberdeen, S.D, photographed on Monday, June 14, 2021 is overseen by Judge Charles Kornmann.

The U.S. District Court of South Dakota's Northern Division in Aberdeen, South Dakota, photographed on Monday, June 14, 2021 is overseen by Judge Charles Kornmann.

A federal court is blocking the Biden Administration's Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule, halting interpretations for what constitutes a body of water for South Dakota and 23 other states.

Two nominees for federal judgeships in the U.S. District Court of South Dakota earned the endorsement of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday morning in Washington, D.C.

Biden nominated a state judge and an attorney at a Sioux Falls-based firm to fill two vacancies on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of South Dakota.

“Despite the Court’s clear and explicit instructions, the USMC for the District of South Dakota provided a U.S. Marshal in Judge Kornmann’s courtroom who refused to state … whether she was ...