Legal News

Nebraska Officials Reveal New Hotline For Human Trafficking

Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 10/18/2022 - 1:00am

OMAHA — Nebraska has a new local hotline for the public to report suspected cases of sex trafficking and labor trafficking.

The new line, available 24 hours a day, is 833-PLS-LOOK (833-757-5665).

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Andy Warhol, Prince At Center Stage In Supreme Court Case

Published by Nikki Palmer on Mon, 10/17/2022 - 2:00am

WASHINGTON (AP) — Andy Warhol and Prince held center stage in a copyright case before the Supreme Court on Wednesday that veered from Cheerios and "Mona Lisa" analogies to Justice Clarence Thomas' enthusiasm for the "Purple Rain" showman.

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Legal Aid Attorney Sanctioned After Trying To Bribe Police With Sexual Favors

Published by Nikki Palmer on Mon, 10/17/2022 - 12:00am

The state of Iowa has suspended the law license of an attorney who offered police officers sexual favors to avoid being jailed for drunken driving.

In a sworn affidavit filed with the Grievance Commission of the Iowa Supreme Court, attorney Deanna K. Steinbach of Des Moines recently consented to the suspension of her law license.

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Despite Violating Numerous Policies, Flight Attendant Wins Initial Day In Court

Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 10/14/2022 - 5:00am

A recent jury verdict against Southwest Airlines and the Transport Workers Union of America, Local 556 is an interesting study in the tension between an employer’s right to police an employee’s statements on social media and the employee’s right to make the statements.
(Jacquelyn Martin / AP Photo)

Charlene Carter, a long-term Southwest Airlines flight attendant, claimed her employment was terminated either (1) in retaliation for opting out of her union, or (2) because of her religious beliefs in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Southwest claimed she was terminated because of a “two-year grossly offensive and terrible campaign to personally torment” Audrey Stone, former union president.

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Nebraska Prison Watchdog Says Death Of Inmate Might Have Been Prevented With Regular Health Exams

Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 10/14/2022 - 4:00am

LINCOLN — The death of Nebraska prison inmate Niccole Wetherell from cervical cancer might have been prevented if she had received regular, preventive health examinations, according to a state prison watchdog.

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NSBA House Of Delegates And Executive Council Welcome New Leadership

Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 10/14/2022 - 12:00am

OMAHA – On October 14, 2022, Ken Hartman became Chair of the Nebraska State Bar Association House of Delegates and Yvonne Sosa and Pierce Fiala began their terms on the NSBA Executive Council.

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New Bar Leaders Step Up At 2022 NSBA Annual Meeting

Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 10/14/2022 - 12:00am

OMAHA – At the conclusion of the Nebraska State Bar Association (NSBA) Annual Meeting October 11-14, 2022, Jason W. Grams of Omaha will accept the gavel from outgoing NSBA President William J. Mueller and begin his term as NSBA President for the next year.

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Frakes Says He’s Leaving The Nebraska Prison System In A Better Place

Published by Nikki Palmer on Thu, 10/13/2022 - 2:00am

LINCOLN — Scott Frakes arrived from Washington State in 2015 with a mandate to turn around a troubled state prison system in Nebraska, which suffered from overcrowding, staff shortages and a scandal involving the mistaken early release of some inmates.

The 64-year-old leaves his $255,000-a-year post later this month for retirement in his home state after 40 years in corrections.

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A Pennsylvania Prison Gets A Scandinavian-Style Makeover – And Shows How The US Penal System Could Become More Humane

Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 10/11/2022 - 4:00am

The United States has the largest number of people incarcerated in the world – about 25% of all people imprisoned worldwide are in American prisons and jails.

Overcrowding, violence and long sentences are common in U.S. prisons, often creating a climate of hopelessness for incarcerated people, as well as people who work there.

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A Pair Of Longtime Nebraska Nonprofits Serving Refugees And Immigrants Join As One Legal Entity

Published by Nikki Palmer on Mon, 10/10/2022 - 3:00am

OMAHA — Two Nebraska nonprofits known widely for providing support services to newcomers from other countries have officially joined forces as one organization.