Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 06/16/2023 - 5:00am
LINCOLN — Courtroom arguments have been delayed until July 19 in the legal challenge to Nebraska’s new law that restricts abortion and transgender health care for minors.
That means that Legislative Bill 574 — which limits abortions to 12 weeks of gestation — remains in effect for now.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 06/16/2023 - 4:00am
The huge blaze that struck Randle Street in central Sydney last week is now the subject of an arson investigation, authorities have confirmed.
Many details remain unclear, including the safety and whereabouts of some of the people who were reportedly sleeping rough in the building, as well as the nature of any criminal charges that may arise.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 06/16/2023 - 3:00am
LINCOLN — Ninety years ago, a gang led by “Pretty Boy” Floyd ambushed a group of law enforcement officers as they escorted a Floyd associate out of Kansas City’s Union Station en route to a federal prison.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 06/16/2023 - 12:00am
The Supreme Court on Thursday preserved the ability of people with disabilities, older adults and their families to sue when federally-funded programs like Medicaid aren’t fairly and safely administered.
The 7-2 decision, which marks Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s first major majority opinion, upheld a lower court’s ruling that the daughter of Gorgi Talevski could sue an Indiana health care system.
Published by jason@omahadail... on Fri, 06/09/2023 - 5:00am
In movies and on television, service of process—the official delivery of legal documents notifying a person that a case has been filed against them—is usually shown as an unpleasant, but relatively common and routine, experience. These fictional depictions typically involve a stranger, the process server, approaching and handing an envelope to a person, saying “You’ve been served,” and quickly walking away, as the individual receiving the envelope reacts with frustration.
Published by jason@omahadail... on Fri, 06/09/2023 - 3:00am
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is no stranger to controversy.
In 1991, during his confirmation hearings in the Senate, Thomas faced accusations of sexual harassment from a former colleague and law school professor, Anita Hill.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Thu, 06/08/2023 - 5:00am
LINCOLN — Action Monday by the nation’s highest court voided two decisions of the Nebraska Supreme Court that upheld what critics have been calling state-assisted “home equity theft.”
The U.S. Supreme Court justices sent both cases back for reconsideration by the state’s Supreme Court. The move was made in light of the high court’s May 25 decision in a similar Minnesota case.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 05/26/2023 - 5:00am
One of the wonderful things about modern use of the internet is the widespread dissemination of information, some of which serves to be educational, awareness-provoking, and community-building, albeit most of it encompasses information folks would not have known but for social media attention and Google searches.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 05/26/2023 - 4:00am
LINCOLN — The United States Attorney’s Office will add three additional federal prosecutors, with one focusing on violent crime, another handling government fraud, and the third leading the office’s eLitigation program.