Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ decadeslong friendship with real estate tycoon Harlan Crow and Samuel Alito’s luxury travel with billionaire Paul Singer have raised questions about influence and ethics at the nation's highest court.

LINCOLN — A change of heart by Lincoln’s mayor and complaints by nearby residents led to an agreement Wednesday to move the location of a planned, 1,500-bed state prison.

The new location is a plot of 300 acres of farmland owned by the City of Lincoln that lies east of the city landfill and just north of Interstate 80 — a site detailed in an Examiner story Tuesday.

ProPublica has been reporting on family courts’ handling of custody disputes that involve allegations of child or domestic abuse. The reporting shows that a disputed psychological theory that’s been rejected by mainstream scientists has widespread influence on outcomes in family court.