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20 Gavel 1 (1975)

handle is hein.barjournals/gavel0006 and id is 1 raw text is: THE 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.