Editorial

Chemerinsky: Originalism Has Taken Over The Supreme Court

Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 09/09/2022 - 4:00am

The U.S. Supreme Court term that ended on June 30 was the most originalist in American history. In case after case, the court professed that the meaning of a constitutional provision is to be determined by the original understanding at the time when it was adopted. Some of the justices—Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett—are self-avowed originalists. All of the conservatives often write their opinions in originalist language and sign on to expressly originalist decisions.

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Nebraskans Deserve To See Candidates Debate

Published by Nikki Palmer on Thu, 09/08/2022 - 12:00am

Political debates are a long standing Nebraska tradition, usually in a series of faceoffs between candidates for major offices that begins at the State Fair.

But there was no State Fair gubernatorial debate this year or likely any other opportunity for Democratic nominee Carol Blood to meet her Republican opponent Jim Pillen on a debate platform.

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Discontinue Use Of American Indian Mascots

Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 09/07/2022 - 1:00am

During the 2022 Nebraska legislative session, Legislative Bill 1027 was introduced to incentivize public schools in Nebraska to discontinue use of American Indian mascots.

Schools that elect to change their mascots would be eligible for grant funding from the Nebraska Department of Education to cover the costs associated with replacing their mascots.

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Dealing With Fear When Starting a Business

Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 09/06/2022 - 3:00am

“I was laid off from a corporate job a couple of years ago.

I tried finding another job, but there was nothing out there for someone over the age of 50.

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Closing Nebraska’s Property Tax Honesty Gap With Truth In Taxation

Published by Nikki Palmer on Mon, 09/05/2022 - 3:00am

Recent reports that Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert’s proposed 2023 budget contains no tax increase is a prime example of an honesty gap in how Nebraska leaders discuss local property taxes.

In fact, the proposal would increase property tax revenues more than 6%.

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Could Neurotechnology Make Lawyers Smarter Workers?

Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 09/02/2022 - 3:00am

Cognitively enhanced lawyers may one day work in our courts. A recent report from The Law Society of England and Wales suggests the rapidly advancing field of neural technology could create “digitally enhanced” super-lawyers capable of focusing more keenly or accessing case law via an implant.

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‘Will Of The People’ vs. Congressional Actions

Published by Nikki Palmer on Thu, 09/01/2022 - 12:00am

According to the most recent data from Pew Research Center, National Election Studies, Gallup, ABC/Washington Post, CBS/New York Times and CNN Polls, only 21% of Americans say they trust the government in Washington, D.C., to do what is right. The headline from Dante Chinni’s June 10 NBC News article sums it up: “Americans agree on one thing — DC isn’t getting the job done.”

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Should You Sign Up For A Nonprofit Board?

Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 08/31/2022 - 12:00am

“A local nonprofit organization has asked me to join its board of directors. It’s a real honor for me, and a cause I believe in, but I’m just a little nervous about my legal responsibilities. Could you tackle those at some point?”

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A New US Data Privacy Bill Aims To Give You More Control Over Information Collected About You – And Make Businesses Change How They Handle Data

Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 08/30/2022 - 12:00am

Data privacy in the U.S. is, in many ways, a legal void. While there are limited protections for health and financial data, the cradle of the world’s largest tech companies, like Apple, Amazon, Google, and Meta (Facebook), lacks any comprehensive federal data privacy law. This leaves U.S. citizens with minimal data privacy protections compared with citizens of other nations. But that may be about to change.

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It’s Time to Review Your Portfolio’s Insurance Values

Published by Nikki Palmer on Mon, 08/29/2022 - 4:00am

Back in the Summer of 2018, I wrote an article for the RE Journal saying, “It’s no secret, the days of purchasing single family homes for investment purposes has become extremely competitive and challenging for the average buyer. No doubt it’s a sellers’ market, especially in major metropolitan areas like Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth, Phoenix, Portland, and Tampa-St. Petersburg with values appreciating in the last 12 months 8% to 25%.