112 ABA Journal Nebraska articles.
A Nebraska judge said Wednesday he wanted to consider probation for a homeless man who said he had robbed a bank in hopes of getting medical treatment in prison.
The…
Mar 9, 2018 10:19 AM CST
Eight states described as having “a legitimate and substantial interest in preserving and promoting fetal life” have weighed in on a lawsuit seeking to clear the way for immigrant minors…
Jan 9, 2018 4:02 PM CST
At least two states are planning to try new combinations of execution drugs that include the opioid painkiller fentanyl.
One of those states is Nevada, which wants to use a…
Nov 10, 2017 4:10 PM CST
An Omaha, Nebraska, lawyer has received a one-year suspension for claiming in guardianship reports that he was checking on an incapacitated adult who, it turned out, had moved out of…
Nov 9, 2017 7:00 AM CST
Lawyers may accept payment in digital currencies such as bitcoin but must immediately convert the money into U.S. dollars, according to a Nebraska ethics advisory opinion.
The opinion, issued…
Sep 18, 2017 3:58 PM CDT
A Nebraska lawyer who responded to his client’s Facebook inquiries with statements such as “relax” and “this is complicated” has been suspended from practice for 90 days.
The Nebraska Supreme…
May 8, 2017 7:00 AM CDT
Every fall, plenty of lawyers have an opinion about football. The difference is that Clete Blakeman’s opinion matters.
Jan 1, 2017 3:00 AM CST
Julie Hansen and Kelly Mahoney Steenbock both excelled in academics and were determined to attend college and law school, despite growing up poor in households that could not pay for…
Nov 28, 2016 2:23 PM CST
Voters in three states on Tuesday passed ballot initiatives supporting capital punishment.
In California, voters rejected a measure to repeal the death penalty and passed a measure that seeks to…
Nov 9, 2016 9:52 AM CST
Faced with a shortage of attorneys outside major cities, the Nebraska legal community has launched a program aimed at creating more of them.
According to a press release from…
Oct 27, 2016 9:00 AM CDT
Arguments by Pastafarians that they are entitled by their religion to wear an upside-down spaghetti strainer on their heads for driver’s license photos have succeeded in several states and a…
Apr 14, 2016 12:35 PM CDT
A longtime Nebraska lawyer who later served as the CEO of TierOne Bank when it became insolvent was sentenced Wednesday to an 11-year federal prison term. He was also ordered…
Mar 23, 2016 5:00 PM CDT
There was only a tripod, a camera and other accessories in the rifle case that Floyd Wallace was carrying outside a Nebraska courthouse earlier this month.
However, the 20-year-old was…
Mar 21, 2016 3:05 PM CDT
An action-packed four days of trial in an Omaha, Nebraska, double-murder case came to an abrupt conclusion Friday morning when the judge declared a mistrial at the request of the…
Mar 4, 2016 12:10 PM CST
A Nebraska judge says he barred police officers from bringing their guns into his courtroom this week partly because of safety concerns.
Judge James Gleason of Douglas County tells the…
Dec 18, 2015 9:00 AM CST