Law Day

LAW DAY: Tackling Climate Change Requires Coordination

Published by Scott Stewart on Thu, 05/06/2021 - 5:00am

Climate change is a global issue that countries address in their own ways. To achieve success, they have built frameworks that have changed over the years.

What they have in common, though, is seeking to use the rule of law as a foundation upon which to coordinate an international response to climate change. From there, political power must uphold the decisions made in negotiations among many countries.

LAW DAY: Lawmakers Strive to Strike Regulatory Balance

Published by Scott Stewart on Thu, 05/06/2021 - 4:00am

A foundational component of the rule of law is that the general public must be aware of the law so that everyone can be held accountable.

Not everyone needs to know every law, of course. The same is true when it comes to writing law.

LAW DAY: Make Money With Public Records, Court Listings

Published by Scott Stewart on Thu, 05/06/2021 - 3:00am

Mary Schon didn’t have it easy growing up.

Schon’s book “The Pear Tree Principle,” chronicles her journey from poverty to self-made career success in real estate and lays out the steps she took in a swift 129-page package.

LAW DAY: Eviction Proceedings Drive Right to Counsel Push

Published by Scott Stewart on Wed, 05/05/2021 - 5:00am

When Alison Reents qualified for federal assistance in November after her family was forced into an extended quarantine, she felt relieved.

That relief, unfortunately, didn’t last long.

LAW DAY: U.S. Now Trails 20 Other Countries in Rule of Law

Published by Scott Stewart on Wed, 05/05/2021 - 4:00am
A woman holding a European Union flag protests outside the Constitutional Tribunal in Warsaw, Poland, on Wednesday April 28, 2021. The constitutional court was to rule on Wednesday on whether Polish or European Union law has primacy in the country. It delayed its proceedings until May 13. Some Poles fear that if the court rules that Polish law has primacy it could badly hurt the country's future relationship with the rest of the bloc. (AP)

The rule of law is on the decline internationally, while the United States has been slowly losing ground to a handful of other countries — knocking it out of the top 20 countries for the rule of law last March, just around the beginning of the pandemic, according to an analysis from the World Justice Project, which publishes the Rule of Law Index.

LAW DAY: Make Money With Public Records, Court Listings

Published by Scott Stewart on Wed, 05/05/2021 - 3:00am

The year is 1665 and England is experiencing its worst plague since the Black Death epidemic ravished the area over 300 years prior.

The Great Plague is thought to have killed about 15% of London’s population and forced King Charles II to remove his court and relocate from London to Oxford, where it was deemed safer.

LAW DAY: Omaha Legal Community Reflects on Rule of Law

Published by Scott Stewart on Tue, 05/04/2021 - 5:00am

“As the American political system, and increasingly the American public, become more polarized, an unwavering commitment by attorneys and judges to the rule of law could not be more important. The founders took great care to insulate the judiciary from political forces, and it is our responsibility to maintain (and in some cases regain) the public trust that Courts are impartial arbiters of society’s most pressing disputes. ”

LAW DAY: OBA Hoping to Return to In-Person Gatherings

Published by Scott Stewart on Tue, 05/04/2021 - 4:00am

The next major Omaha Bar Association event will still feature zooming — on golf carts, not the videoconferencing software that’s flourished during the coronavirus pandemic.

The OBA plans to start transitioning back to in-person events after today’s virtual Law Day luncheon, said OBA Executive Director Dave Sommers.

LAW DAY: 3 Attorneys Recognized This Year for LRS Support

Published by Scott Stewart on Tue, 05/04/2021 - 3:00am

The three attorneys receiving this year’s Alfred G. Ellick Lawyer Referral Service Award — Ashley L. Albertsen and Melissa M. Oestmann of Oestmann and Albertsen Law, and Chad W. Swantz of Suiter Swantz IP — each has their own reasons for participating in the Omaha Bar Association’s nonprofit program.

LAW DAY: Award Recognizes Difference Makers With Integrity

Published by Scott Stewart on Mon, 05/03/2021 - 5:00am

Judge Laurie Smith Camp was an icon within the Nebraska legal community, not least because she was the first woman to serve as a federal judge in the state. She was a fierce advocate for women’s rights and gender equality, and she ruled from the bench from a place of strong ethics and great integrity.

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