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Most Airports Are Operating Smoothly On The First Day Of The REAL ID Requirement

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 05/09/2025 - 12:00am

Customer Service representative Marlon Suarez (right) monitors the doorway outside of a Miami-Dade County Office of the Tax Collector Tuesday, May 6, 2025, in Miami.
(Lynne Sladky / AP Photo)

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — REAL ID requirements for those flying within the United States begin Wednesday after nearly 20 years of delays.

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California Agrees To Repeal Electric-Truck Emissions Rule; Nebraska Led Opposition

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 05/09/2025 - 12:00am

LINCOLN — Nebraska’s efforts to fight California on new electric-truck mandates and related regulations largely ended Monday with California officials moving to repeal the proposed rules.

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In Rural Nebraska, It’s Hard To Find An Attorney. It’s Going To Get Much Harder.

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 05/02/2025 - 12:00am

In Cheyenne County, where Judge Derek Weimer is based, there are only two private law firms, according to Weimer. “Once you're outside of the major population hubs in the state, we could use more lawyers,” he said.
(Irene North / Flatwater Free Press)

Carie Scoggan remembers how a Dawes County district judge loomed over her like a holy figure, as her shaking hands grasped a stack of overdue paperwork she couldn’t make sense of.

Legal document after legal document had landed in her mailbox over the previous two and a half months as part of her divorce proceedings. She cried every time.

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The House Of Tomorrow

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 05/02/2025 - 12:00am

Such as it is, the zenith of western civilization that we live in – air conditioning, the internet, medicine, entertainment, the lack of predators hunting us when we leave our homes, and the ability to watch war and death from afar from the comfort of our phones, all unlike the past when our worries were more and greater – was given to us by great men and women from those that came before.

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‘De Facto Ban’ Of Most ‘Synthetic’ Consumable Hemp Products In Nebraska Advances

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 05/02/2025 - 12:00am

State Sen. Kathleen Kauth of the Millard area (left) talks with State Sen. Teresa Ibach of Sumner, Jan. 8, 2025.
(Zach Wendling / Nebraska Examiner)

LINCOLN — A legislative proposal to crack down on “synthetic” consumable hemp or other THC products advanced Monday over some opponents’ preference for regulations and not a “de facto ban.”

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Wisconsin High Court Suspends Milwaukee Judge Accused Of Helping Man Evade Immigration Authorities

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 05/02/2025 - 12:00am

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court suspended a judge accused of helping a man evade immigration authorities, saying Tuesday that it is in the public interest to relieve her of her duties as she faces two federal charges.

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Law Day Essay Contest - For 8th Graders

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 05/01/2025 - 12:00am

The Law Day Essay Contest is open to all Omaha area 8th graders, and Nebraska Court Reporters Association coordinated the judging of the essays . Essays are limited to 250 words, and shall discuss the 2025 Law Day Theme of "Out of Many, One." The winning essay will be published in the OBA Newsletter, online, and in The Daily Record newspaper. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place will receive cash prizes from the Omaha Bar Association.

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Law Day Poster Contest - For 5th Graders

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 05/01/2025 - 12:00am

First Place Winner: Iris Clements
Our Lady of Lourdes
(Mrs. Kowskie)

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Interviews With Jennifer Gaughan, Angela Lennon, Dagmar Myslinska, Andrew Wilson, G. Michael Fenner

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 05/01/2025 - 12:00am

We are a nation of laws. Truth, justice and the American way have long been ingrained into our collective consciousness and daily life.

Our inalienable rights – emphasizing liberty and human dignity – bestowed upon us by our Founding Fathers, the framers of our Constitution, drafting the laws of our land, as a rebuke to authoritarian rule, henceforth safeguarding our civil liberties for generations to come.