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June 28, 2008 12:42

Nebraska Supreme Court rules for property owners who lost condemnation action against Douglas County finding their failure to serve notice on the County and to file affidavits of notice in the same manner that a plaintiff would serve a defendant with a new lawsuit were directory and not...

June 28, 2008 12:31

Legal malpractice lawsuit against estate of deceased patent attorney returns to the Nebraska Supreme Court after the Court had rejected the estate's District Court ruling that the plaintiff would not have won a patent infringement suit if the attorney had timely renewed its patent for a tilling...

June 24, 2008 23:40

Mr Davis' attorney has advice for those trophy wives worried about the longevity of their meal tickets: get the insurance policy before your divorce is final. Omaha.com Mary Kay Davis, the former wife, sought the policy as security for more than $1.5 million in alimony and child-support...

June 20, 2008 04:04

Nebraska Court of Appeals refuses to find 18 day delay for a juvenile detention hearing unreasonable, Through the eyes of a child initiative. In re Interest of April E. et al. Filed on May 27, 2008 Memorandum opinion, not designated for permanent publication A-08-036 through...

June 20, 2008 03:56

Nebraska Court of Appeals reverses teacher's dismissal when it found the Millard School Board violated the Nebraska Open Meetings Law when it made its decision in a closed session. Rominger Legal.Com. The case involves the 2006 firing of Tanya Bligh, who was a teacher at Russell Middle School....

June 20, 2008 03:39

Can a drunk driving defendant subpoena the code within the breathalyzer machine the police used to determine his blood-alcohol content? The Nebraska Court of Appeals said no in State v. Kuhl, 16 Neb. App. 127, 741 N.W.2d 701 (Nebraska Court of Appeals 2007). CYB3RCRIM3 blog. Defendants have...

June 15, 2008 12:18

Text of Attorney General Jon Bruning's opinion concerning petition circulators and blockers who appear on private commercial property. Nebraska Attorney General's Office. The constitutional guarantee of free speech in Nebraska is found in art. I, ยง 5 of the Nebraska Constitution. However, the ...

June 15, 2008 12:07

Nebraska Supreme Court orders new arguments in State Trooper's case. Omaha.com The Nebraska Supreme Court has ordered a second round of oral arguments in the case of a Nebraska State Patrol trooper who was fired for joining a group affiliated with the Ku Klux Klan. In its order, the court...

June 07, 2008 13:12

Nebraska Unicameral in its wide-ranging judiciary bill LB1014 helps out "public service" lawyers by initiating a loan forgiveness program for attorneys who join public advocacy organizations. Nebraska Unicameral. This will help cure the crying need we have in this state for more lawyers to sue...

June 07, 2008 13:02

Nebraska Supreme Court holds that hog confinement lot operator who appealed Madison County's refusal to grant him a variance used the denovo appeal procedure to the District Court. In re Application of Olmer, S-07-247, 275 Neb. 852 When a decision regarding a conditional use or special exception...