Law Day

Law Day 2020

Published by Scott Stewart on Fri, 05/01/2020 - 12:12am

Click here to read the e-edition of the Law Day 2020 issue.

WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE: Legal Community Reflects on 19th Amendment

Published by Scott Stewart on Fri, 05/01/2020 - 12:11am

As the 19th Amendment celebrates its 100th birthday and we celebrate the contributions women have made to society, we take stock of the contributions females have made to the administration of justice in Nebraska. In 1991, the Nebraska Supreme Court created the Task Force on Gender Fairness in the Court. At that time, there were just nine female judges on the bench in Nebraska courts.

LAW DAY 2020: ‘Your Vote, Your Voice, Our Democracy’ Commemorates 19th Amendment at 100

Published by Scott Stewart on Fri, 05/01/2020 - 12:10am

The 19th Amendment is extremely straightforward: “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.”

SPIRE PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD: Nebraska Appleseed Creates Change From Courts to Communities

Published by Scott Stewart on Fri, 05/01/2020 - 12:09am

Nebraska Appleseed follows a systemic approach in the fight for justice and to expand opportunity.

The public interest, nonprofit law organization deploys philanthropic efforts through litigation, legislative advocacy and community organizing. Instead of choosing a specialization, Appleseed’s work goes where it’s needed to create change for Nebraskans.

OBA PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD: League of Women Voters of Greater Omaha Strives to Educate

Published by Scott Stewart on Fri, 05/01/2020 - 12:08am

The Omaha Bar Association’s choice for its community-minded Public Service Award is a true reflection of this year’s Law Day theme, reflecting the centennial of the 19th Amendment.

The 2020 OBA Public Service Award was presented to the Nebraska chapter of the League of Women Voters, an organization rooted in the fight for women’s suffrage in the Cornhusker State.

HOLDING PUBLIC OFFICE: Right to Vote Does Not Mean Level Playing Field for Women on Ballots

Published by Scott Stewart on Fri, 05/01/2020 - 12:07am
Mary Ann Borgeson represents Nebraska as part of a women’s suffrage float in the Rose Parade in Pasadena, Calif., on Jan. 1, 2020. (Courtesy Mary Ann Borgeson)

A woman has yet to hold America’s highest elected office.

Voters rejected Hillary Clinton’s presidential candidacy in 2016, a campaign that followed the nation’s historic decision in 2008 to elect its first black president – an echo of women earning the right to vote only after black men successfully fought for franchise.

AMELIA BLOOMER: Famous Suffragist Moved to Council Bluffs, Advocated to Nebraska Legislators

Published by Scott Stewart on Fri, 05/01/2020 - 12:06am
A marker at Fairview Cemetery in Council Bluffs, Iowa, shows where Amelia Bloomer and her husband, Dexter C. Bloomer, are buried on Saturday, April 25, 2020. (Photo by Scott Stewart)

If it were not for a neighbor’s influence, the world would have missed out on Amelia Bloomer’s contributions to the women’s suffrage movement.

They might never have known about the 19th century fashion of bloomers, an alternative to the heavy dresses worn by American women of their era.

RHETA CHILDE DORR: Nebraska Native Edited Suffragist Newspaper, Challenged President Wilson

Published by Scott Stewart on Fri, 05/01/2020 - 12:05am

A 12-year-old girl from Nebraska snuck out of her house to attend a women’s rights rally and went on to urge the support for suffragists across the globe.

ADAPTING TO PANDEMIC: Luncheon Canceled, But Law Day Traditions Go On

Published by Scott Stewart on Fri, 05/01/2020 - 12:04am

Law Day was among the many events across Omaha and the rest of the world impacted by the spread of the novel coronavirus.

DIANNE BYSTROM: Luncheon Speaker Records Message to OBA Membership

Published by Scott Stewart on Fri, 05/01/2020 - 12:03am

The coronavirus may have put the kibosh on plans for the Omaha Bar Association’s annual Law Day luncheon, but that doesn’t mean the keynote presentation is nixed.

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