Legal News

Neuroscience Offers Insights

Published by jaymi@omahadail... on Tue, 10/15/2019 - 12:00am

La Vista – Humans are emotional beings, not rational ones.

The vast majority of human reactions are emotional, and the majority of our brain mass is dedicated to emotional responses, which offer a quick, efficient way to make decisions.

Public Service Awards Given at NSBA Annual Meeting

Published by jaymi@omahadail... on Tue, 10/15/2019 - 12:00am

La Vista – The Nebraska State Bar Association recognized several members of the legal community last Thursday for their exemplary service to the public.

‘My Parents Taught Me I Could Be Anything I Wanted to Be’

Published by jaymi@omahadail... on Mon, 10/14/2019 - 12:00am

U.S. District Judge Barbara Brandriff Crabb of the Western District of Wisconsin had a potential head start on a legal career. 

Her father, grandfather and uncle all had law degrees, and she said that, as a child, “my parents taught me I could be anything I wanted to be.”

Cornhusker Boys, Girls County Government Day

Published by jaymi@omahadail... on Fri, 10/11/2019 - 12:00am

Officials from Sarpy County hosted 64 high school students on Tuesday, Oct. 8, for the annual Cornhusker Boys and Girls County Government Day.

Kerrey to Talk About John Marshall, Love of Law

Published by jaymi@omahadail... on Wed, 10/09/2019 - 12:00am

Former U.S. Senator Bob Kerrey will deliver the University of Nebraska College of Law’s Attorney General Jon Bruning Public Service Lecture on Oct. 17.

Nebraska Settling Lawsuit Over Breast Cancer Care

Published by jaymi@omahadail... on Tue, 10/08/2019 - 12:00am

Lincoln – A lawyer said that Nebraska has agreed to pay $385,000 to a woman whose lawsuit said the state psychiatric hospital delayed her doctor-ordered mammogram for more than a year and then denied some radiation treatments for her breast cancer.

County Crime Lab Can Now Test for Hemp vs. Marijuana

Published by jaymi@omahadail... on Tue, 10/08/2019 - 12:00am

The crime lab for the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office has completed validation of a laboratory test to distinguish between hemp and marijuana.

Grasz Gives Practice Tips at Creighton

Published by jaymi@omahadail... on Tue, 10/08/2019 - 12:00am
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge L. Steven Grasz speaks about appellate practice to a group of Creighton University School of Law students on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019. (Photo by Scott Stewart)

Eighth Circuit Judge L. Steven Grasz spoke to Creighton University School of Law students on Thursday, Oct. 3, 

Grasz was invited by Phi Delta Phi International Legal Honor Society, which is celebrating its centennial at Creighton Law.

Dorothy Wright Nelson’s Instinct Led to Appeals Court

Published by jaymi@omahadail... on Mon, 10/07/2019 - 12:00am
Hon. Dorothy Wright Nelson

Judge Dorothy Wright Nelson was a legal pioneer long before 1979, when she joined a historic class of women judges who reshaped the federal Judiciary, and she already had an uncanny knack for finding justice in non-confrontive ways.

Nebraska Law Students Give Back at Recent Legal Events

Published by admin on Thu, 10/03/2019 - 12:00am

Two recent events provided an opportunity for University of Nebraska College of Law students to give back to the community.

Civil and Immigration Clinic students recently offered free legal services in the area of “Clean Slate” relief to veterans and individuals of limited means at the Project Connect Lincoln event at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

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