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Freshly Minted Law School Debt Follows New Grads

Published by Derek Noehren on Wed, 09/29/2021 - 12:00am

To those who passed the July bar exam, congratulations!

To those facing years of education debt, condolences.

Only a Select Few Will Witness Upcoming Term’s Supreme Court Oral Arguments

Published by Derek Noehren on Thu, 09/16/2021 - 12:00am

If you’re planning to watch the United States Supreme Court hear arguments in person this fall, forget about it.

While the top court announced that this fall’s docket will be heard live in the majestic chamber, the public will not be admitted to the building. Practically speaking, only the justices, court personnel, the credentialed press and counsel will attend.

Looking Ahead to Next Month’s New Court Term

Published by Derek Noehren on Wed, 09/01/2021 - 12:00am

In just a month, the U.S. Supreme Court — with all nine seats filled as of this writing — will begin hearing oral arguments for what could be a bombshell term, ending just in time for the country’s mid-term elections.

Criticisms of Supreme Court Might Apply to Biden’s Commission Charged With Proposing Reform Report

Published by Derek Noehren on Wed, 08/25/2021 - 12:00am

Since President Joe Biden created a Commission on the Supreme Court this past April, you have wondered, “wha’ happened?”

New Addition to Joslyn Will Add to Museum’s Majesty

Published by Derek Noehren on Fri, 08/06/2021 - 12:00am

The stuck-in-the mud whiners unhappy with the fresh 21st century design of the Joslyn Art Museum’s Rhonda and Howard Hawks Pavilion addition announced last week ought to get out of town more.

On Constitutional Amendments

Published by Derek Noehren on Wed, 07/21/2021 - 12:00am

If your political ox has been gored recently, you’ll probably want to join the march to amend the U.S. Constitution.

You may even be one of those people who think that a new constitutional convention is just the vehicle to get rid of the Electoral College or repeal the Second Amendment or put term limits on the Supreme Court.

McConnell Already Planning to Block Hypothetical Biden Supreme Court Nomination

Published by Derek Noehren on Tue, 06/29/2021 - 12:00am

You can say this for Sen. Mitch McConnell: He’s consistent.

He promised to torpedo the nomination of Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court following the death of Antonin Scalia, and he did. That stunt left the nation’s highest court with only eight members for more than a year and deprived President Barack Obama of the opportunity to replace a conservative Republican with a more liberal Democrat.

Court Watchers Awaiting Rulings in Blockbuster Cases

Published by Derek Noehren on Wed, 06/09/2021 - 12:00am

As the Supreme Court enters its final month of the October 2020 term, court watchers are still awaiting rulings in the blockbuster cases.

But last week’s decisions were newsworthy and included a refusal to take up Johnson & Johnson appeal over the $2.5 billion verdict in the case involving the company’s talcum powder as a causer of cancer.

Court Watchers Have Plenty to Track Midway Through Term

Published by Scott Stewart on Wed, 05/26/2021 - 12:00am

About halfway through the October 2020 term’s list of cases, the U.S. Supreme Court is still speaking with each other and the partisan divide the press is fond of writing about is not quite so partisan.

Nebraska’s Merit Plan for Judicial Selection Has Worked Well

Published by Nikki Ratay on Wed, 05/12/2021 - 12:00am

It’s almost 60 years since Nebraska adopted the Merit Plan for Judicial Selection in 1962.

By and large, the system designed to take “hard politics” out of the choice and retention of judges at all levels has worked well. The state has had 10 governors since the constitutional amendment was adopted. Four chief justices have been chosen under the merit plan, two from each political party.

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