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What Is Happening In College Athletics?

Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 10/21/2022 - 5:00am

You can’t begin a talk about the current state of college athletics without fully understanding how we got here. Many people will point to one or two recent Supreme Court decisions as the impetus for Name, Image, and Likeness (“NIL”). In reality, the drive started much earlier than that and – one could argue – has been building since the start of the NCAA.

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What Is Fog Reveal? A Legal Scholar Explains The App Some Police Forces Are Using To Track People Without A Warrant

Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 10/21/2022 - 3:00am

Government agencies and private security companies in the U.S. have found a cost-effective way to engage in warrantless surveillance of individuals, groups and places: a pay-for-access web tool called Fog Reveal.

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ACLU Of Nebraska Mails Voting Rights Information To County Jails

Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 10/21/2022 - 12:00am

LINCOLN, Neb. – Thousands of Nebraskans who are incarcerated in the state’s county jails will have access to voting rights information and tools ahead of the coming election thanks to a new statewide mailing.

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Nebraska Trial Judges Associations Elect New Presidents

Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 10/21/2022 - 12:00am

Nebraska trial judges installed new association presidents during their annual meetings in mid-October. Presidential terms began on October 14, 2022.

The associations and their newly appointed presidents are:

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Legion Members Protest Pardon For Fellow Veteran For ‘Heinous’ Sex Assault

Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 10/18/2022 - 2:00am

Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts presided over the Nebraska Board of Pardons hearing in September. (<a href="https://nebraskaexaminer.com/author/jazarikual/">Jazari Kual</a>l / Nebraska Examiner)

LINCOLN — A group of American Legion members are protesting the September pardon of a fellow Legion member, saying that John Arias didn’t deserve a pardon for a violent, 1993 sex assault and that Arias used other Legion members to win the pardon.

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Nebraska Officials Reveal New Hotline For Human Trafficking

Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 10/18/2022 - 1:00am

OMAHA — Nebraska has a new local hotline for the public to report suspected cases of sex trafficking and labor trafficking.

The new line, available 24 hours a day, is 833-PLS-LOOK (833-757-5665).

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Andy Warhol, Prince At Center Stage In Supreme Court Case

Published by Nikki Palmer on Mon, 10/17/2022 - 2:00am

WASHINGTON (AP) — Andy Warhol and Prince held center stage in a copyright case before the Supreme Court on Wednesday that veered from Cheerios and "Mona Lisa" analogies to Justice Clarence Thomas' enthusiasm for the "Purple Rain" showman.

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Legal Aid Attorney Sanctioned After Trying To Bribe Police With Sexual Favors

Published by Nikki Palmer on Mon, 10/17/2022 - 12:00am

The state of Iowa has suspended the law license of an attorney who offered police officers sexual favors to avoid being jailed for drunken driving.

In a sworn affidavit filed with the Grievance Commission of the Iowa Supreme Court, attorney Deanna K. Steinbach of Des Moines recently consented to the suspension of her law license.

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Despite Violating Numerous Policies, Flight Attendant Wins Initial Day In Court

Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 10/14/2022 - 5:00am

A recent jury verdict against Southwest Airlines and the Transport Workers Union of America, Local 556 is an interesting study in the tension between an employer’s right to police an employee’s statements on social media and the employee’s right to make the statements.
(Jacquelyn Martin / AP Photo)

Charlene Carter, a long-term Southwest Airlines flight attendant, claimed her employment was terminated either (1) in retaliation for opting out of her union, or (2) because of her religious beliefs in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Southwest claimed she was terminated because of a “two-year grossly offensive and terrible campaign to personally torment” Audrey Stone, former union president.

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Nebraska Prison Watchdog Says Death Of Inmate Might Have Been Prevented With Regular Health Exams

Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 10/14/2022 - 4:00am

LINCOLN — The death of Nebraska prison inmate Niccole Wetherell from cervical cancer might have been prevented if she had received regular, preventive health examinations, according to a state prison watchdog.