Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 02/03/2023 - 2:00am
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Alec Baldwin's first court appearance has been set as he confronts accusations of firearm safety failures and involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on a New Mexico film set.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 01/27/2023 - 5:00am
LINCOLN — Lawyers on behalf of the Omaha and Winnebago Tribes of Nebraska have gone to court to object to redistricting plans adopted by the Thurston County Board for its seven members.
A lawsuit filed Thursday in U.S. District Court maintains that county supervisor districts were intentionally redrawn to dilute the vote of Native Americans, in violation of the federal Voting Rights Act.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 01/27/2023 - 4:00am
A prosecutor in New Mexico intends to charge Alec Baldwin with two counts of involuntary manslaughter it was announced on Jan. 19, 2023, over the deadly shooting on the set of the film “Rust” in 2021. The shooting occurred while Baldwin was rehearsing a scene with a gun that had been loaded with live ammunition instead of blanks. The prosecutor also intends to charge Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the armorer responsible for overseeing the safety of firearms on the set, with two counts of involuntary manslaughter as well.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 01/27/2023 - 3:00am
LINCOLN — After a four-day trial, 25-year-old Dalonte Foard of Omaha was found guilty Monday by federal jury of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking and sex trafficking of a minor.
Foard faces up to life in prison, with a mandatory minimum of 10 years.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Mon, 01/23/2023 - 2:00am
LINCOLN — Nebraska Parole Board members who miss more than three meetings a year would lose their seat on the panel that decides which state prisoners can re-enter society early, under a bill State Sen. Terrell McKinney of Omaha introduced last Wednesday.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 01/20/2023 - 5:00am
It wasn’t a surprising move for Ben Cooper to join the mock trial team at Creighton Prep. After all, his father is an attorney.
And it shouldn’t be a surprise that he and his team are headed to the national competition in Little Rock, Arkansas, during May. That’s become a habit for Prep in recent years, with the team having won six of the last seven state titles.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 01/20/2023 - 4:00am
NORFOLK, Nebraska — Voices rose and gavels pounded last Friday, but in the end, several officers with the American Legion were censured, rather than removed from office, for wearing their official Legion caps as a show of support for pardoning a convicted sex offender.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 01/17/2023 - 3:00am
LINCOLN — Among bills introduced last Monday in the Nebraska Legislature are two intended to ensure rights of the LGBTQ community.
Legislative Bill 169, introduced by Sens. Megan Hunt and John Fredrickson, both of Omaha, would prohibit discrimination based upon sexual orientation and gender identity.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 01/13/2023 - 5:00am
SEATTLE (AP) — Like the tobacco, oil, gun, opioid and vaping industries before them, the big U.S. social media companies are now facing lawsuits brought by public entities that seek to hold them accountable for a huge societal problem — in their case, the mental health crisis among youth.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 01/13/2023 - 4:00am
LINCOLN, Neb. – Nebraska Supreme Court arguments began January 11, 2023 in the case of NP Dodge Management Company v. Teresa Holcomb, a landmark case that will decide whether Nebraskans who are being evicted have a constitutional right to a jury trial.
Teresa Holcomb, the tenant in the case, is being jointly represented by Caitlin Cedfeldt of Legal Aid of Nebraska and Kasey Ogle of Nebraska Appleseed.