Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 07/28/2023 - 1:00am
LONDON (AP) — Kevin Spacey charmed the jury in his sexual assault trial with humor, humility and emotion as he dropped names of fellow stars and stories from his once-celebrated career while his lawyer called his accusers liars and said the Oscar winner was the real victim.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 07/21/2023 - 5:00am
A Nebraska case involving a mother who illegally gave her daughter an abortion pill has put renewed attention on the role digital information and communication could play in prosecutions around abortion.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 07/21/2023 - 4:00am
Former President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social on July 18, 2023, that he had received a letter from the Department of Justice, notifying him that that he was “a TARGET of the January 6th Grand Jury investigation.”
He also wrote that the letter said he has “a very short 4 days to report to the Grand Jury, which almost always means an Arrest and Indictment.”
Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 07/21/2023 - 3:00am
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said on Tuesday that plans are in progress to appeal a temporary block on the state's new, restrictive abortion law, previewing a likely emotional court battle that could take months to resolve.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 07/21/2023 - 2:00am
You watch movies. You watch TV. And now you're wondering how the dual Hollywood strikes — a pitched battle with actors and writers on one side, and studios and streaming services on the other — will affect you. We have answers.
Do the strikes mean "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" aren't coming out?
Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 07/14/2023 - 5:00am
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a monthslong inquiry, which included reviewing tens of thousands of pages of documents from more than 100 public records requests, The Associated Press has examined what happens behind the scenes when Supreme Court justices travel to colleges and universities for lectures and other events.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 07/14/2023 - 4:00am
The latest reminder that police officers around the country routinely deny Black people their constitutional rights comes from the Justice Department. This time, it’s about Minneapolis, the site of a police officer’s video-recorded murder of resident George Floyd.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 07/14/2023 - 3:00am
LINCOLN – Grant A. Forsberg, Joseph J. Kehm, Ryan M. Lindberg, Patrick R. Turner, Derek R. Vaughn, David M. Wear, all of Omaha; and Philip K. Kleine, Elkhorn, have submitted applications for appointment as District Court Judge in the 4th Judicial District consisting of Douglas County. The primary place of office for the judicial vacancy is Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska. The vacancy is due to the retirement of Judge J. Michael Coffey.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 07/14/2023 - 2:00am
The trucking industry is engaged in a concerted lobbying effort that critics say will make it harder for victims of crashes to sue the companies involved and limit the compensation plaintiffs can win. In the past three years alone, the industry has helped prompt new laws in seven states including Texas and Florida, which rank among the highest in the nation for fatal truck crashes.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 06/30/2023 - 5:00am
LINCOLN — A new gift to the University of Nebraska College of Law will provide approximately 80 annual scholarships and permanently fund the law college’s Children’s Justice Clinic.
Lincoln philanthropist Phyllis Acklie pledged the gift through the Acklie Charitable Foundation, which she established with her husband, Duane Acklie, a 1955 Nebraska Law graduate who died in 2016.