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NSBA House Of Delegates And Executive Council Welcome New Leadership

Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 10/14/2022 - 12:00am

OMAHA – On October 14, 2022, Ken Hartman became Chair of the Nebraska State Bar Association House of Delegates and Yvonne Sosa and Pierce Fiala began their terms on the NSBA Executive Council.

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New Bar Leaders Step Up At 2022 NSBA Annual Meeting

Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 10/14/2022 - 12:00am

OMAHA – At the conclusion of the Nebraska State Bar Association (NSBA) Annual Meeting October 11-14, 2022, Jason W. Grams of Omaha will accept the gavel from outgoing NSBA President William J. Mueller and begin his term as NSBA President for the next year.

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Frakes Says He’s Leaving The Nebraska Prison System In A Better Place

Published by Nikki Palmer on Thu, 10/13/2022 - 2:00am

LINCOLN — Scott Frakes arrived from Washington State in 2015 with a mandate to turn around a troubled state prison system in Nebraska, which suffered from overcrowding, staff shortages and a scandal involving the mistaken early release of some inmates.

The 64-year-old leaves his $255,000-a-year post later this month for retirement in his home state after 40 years in corrections.

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A Pennsylvania Prison Gets A Scandinavian-Style Makeover – And Shows How The US Penal System Could Become More Humane

Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 10/11/2022 - 4:00am

The United States has the largest number of people incarcerated in the world – about 25% of all people imprisoned worldwide are in American prisons and jails.

Overcrowding, violence and long sentences are common in U.S. prisons, often creating a climate of hopelessness for incarcerated people, as well as people who work there.

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A Pair Of Longtime Nebraska Nonprofits Serving Refugees And Immigrants Join As One Legal Entity

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

OMAHA — Two Nebraska nonprofits known widely for providing support services to newcomers from other countries have officially joined forces as one organization.

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Biden To Pardon All Federal Offenses For Simple Marijuana Possession, Review Criminalization

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

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden last Thursday announced executive actions that would pardon thousands of people with prior federal offenses of simple marijuana possession.

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Guilty! Law School Sends Out Erroneous Admissions Emails

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

BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts law school says it's guilty of accidentally sending acceptance emails to thousands of former and current applicants.

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Whistleblower: 665 Left FBI Over Misconduct In Two Decades

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

WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. senator is pressing the FBI for more information after a whistleblower alleged that an internal review found 665 FBI personnel have resigned or retired to avoid accountability in misconduct probes over the past two decades.

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A Custody Evaluator Who Disbelieves 90% Of Abuse Allegations Recommended A Teen Stay Under Her Abusive Father’s Control

Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 10/07/2022 - 5:00am

Elina Asensio had a restraining order in place against her father when she met with a court-appointed psychologist assigned to determine whether he should be part of her life.

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The Onion And The Supreme Court – Not A Parody

Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 10/07/2022 - 3:00am

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Onion has some serious things to say in defense of parody.

The satirical site that manages to persuade people to believe the absurd has filed a Supreme Court brief in support of a man who was arrested and prosecuted for making fun of police on social media.