Legal News

Ricketts Makes Appointments to Judicial Nominating Commissions

Published by admin on Mon, 08/12/2019 - 12:00am

Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts announced several appointments last week to judicial nominating commissions, as well as an appointment to the Nebraska Parole Board and several to a youth advisory group.

Buescher Joins Federal Bench

Published by admin on Mon, 08/12/2019 - 12:00am

Omaha attorney Brian C. Buescher was sworn-in as a federal judge last Wednesday morning.

President Donald Trump issued Buescher’s commission last Tuesday, and Buescher was given the oath of office the next morning.

ABA Launches Website Review of Regulatory Landscape for Delivery of Legal Services

Published by admin on Fri, 08/09/2019 - 12:00am

Chicago – The ABA Center for Innovation recently released an interactive online catalog of state regulatory innovations that relate to access to justice issues and delivery of legal services.

Nebraska AG Joins Coalition Asking Congress to Remove Opioid Use Treatment Barriers

Published by admin on Fri, 08/09/2019 - 12:00am

Lincoln – Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson recently signed a joint letter to Congressional leadership in both chambers asking for the removal of federal barriers that are currently preventing health care providers from offering treatment for opioid use disorder.

Council Bluffs Police Issue Notice to CBD Retailers

Published by admin on Fri, 08/09/2019 - 12:00am

Council Bluffs – Iowa is cracking down on businesses that sell CBD oil without a state medical marijuana permit, reminding them that the products remain illegal.

Attorneys May Use Cloud Software, But Due Diligence Is Necessary

Published by admin on Fri, 08/09/2019 - 12:00am

Lawyers don’t sign away the responsibility for ensuring their client’s confidentiality when they purchase software on the cloud, but the potential risks associated with software as a service don’t necessarily outweigh the benefits.

DOR Releases Tax Guidance On Innocent Spouse Relief

Published by admin on Fri, 08/09/2019 - 12:00am

The Nebraska Department of Revenue released a general information letter Tuesday clarifying how the department handles innocent spouse relief.

The IRS allows taxpayers to request relief from federal income tax liability when a spouse has a joint liability resulting from filing a joint return where the liability is due to understated tax attributed to erroneous items to which the spouse had no knowledge.

American Bar Association Calls on Poland To Restore Judicial Independence

Published by admin on Thu, 08/08/2019 - 12:00am

The American Bar Association continues to express concern that judicial independence in Poland is being eroded along with the rule of law in the European country.

Poland has instituted wide-ranging judicial reforms, conducted in what Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe Dunja Mijatović called an “antagonistic and polarising manner” in a June 28 report.

New Online Platform Connects Pro Bono Lawyers to Children Facing Deportation From U.S.

Published by admin on Wed, 08/07/2019 - 12:00am

Washington – A new online platform operated by the American Bar Association and developed by a Florida technology company will match volunteer lawyers with immigrant children facing deportation in several states.

 The website – Pro Bono Matters for Children Facing Deportation – offers help to immigrant children, 14,000 of whom are held in federal detention on any given day.

Forsberg Takes the Bench in Douglas County

Published by admin on Wed, 08/07/2019 - 12:00am

Douglas County welcomed its newest Fourth Judicial District County Court judge during a public ceremony last Friday afternoon.

Grant A. Forsberg took the oath of office and donned his robes in the Omaha-Douglas Civic Center legislative chambers surrounded by friends, family and colleagues.

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