Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 05/17/2024 - 3:00am
LINCOLN — The U.S. Department of Justice concluded Tuesday that Nebraska unnecessarily institutionalizes adults with serious mental illness in violation of their civil rights.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 05/17/2024 - 2:00am
Chris McMahon, Deputy County Attorney for Douglas County leaned over to me as we sat in the company of judges at the 40th annual Law Day lunch on May 1, 2024. He said that he needed to “duck out early” from the gathering held at The Field Club. He was sure that the judge listening to the case he was trying that afternoon would not excuse him from being late for court due to attending this annual event.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 05/17/2024 - 1:00am
WASHINGTON — Republican lawmakers are taking turns supporting former president and presumed 2024 GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump in his trial in Manhattan criminal court, where he is charged with covering up payments intended to silence porn star Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 election.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 05/17/2024 - 12:00am
Thousands of women in states with abortion bans and restrictions are receiving abortion pills in the mail from states that have laws protecting prescribers, a new report shows.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 05/10/2024 - 6:00am
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Several dozen young people wearing light blue T-shirts imprinted with #teachclimate filled a hearing room in the Minnesota Capitol in St. Paul in late February. It was a cold and windy day, in contrast to the state's nearly snowless, warm winter.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 05/10/2024 - 5:00am
Recently I wrote a guest editorial for the Omaha World Herald. It was an open letter to Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen and Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert. In it I agreed with them when I heard them thank the media for the great job they did informing people about the severe storm that trashed hundreds of houses and upended numerous lives.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 05/10/2024 - 4:00am
By the end of winter 2024, the return of Donald Trump to the top of the GOP presidential ticket has revealed a surprising trend in the former president’s base of support: his increasing popularity among Black and Latino voters.
Several polls suggest as many as 23% of Black voters and 46% of Latino voters could cast their ballot for Trump.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 05/10/2024 - 3:00am
The top lawyers for Arkansas and Missouri on Tuesday announced the filing of a lawsuit with four other states, including Nebraska, against the U.S. Department of Education’s change to Title IX that, among other things, codifies protections for LGBTQ+ students.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 05/10/2024 - 2:00am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing heat over its military support for Israel's war, the Biden administration is due to deliver a first-of-its-kind formal verdict this week on whether the airstrikes on Gaza and restrictions on delivery of aid have violated international and U.S. laws designed to spare civilians from the worst horrors of war.