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Nebraska Supreme Court orders orders restoration of voting rights for felons who have completed sentences

JURIST

The Nebraska Supreme Court ordered the state’s Secretary of State to implement Legislative Bill (LB) 20 on Wednesday, providing for the automatic restoration of voting rights for felons in Nebraska upon completion of their sentence.

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“Nebraska Supreme Court Upholds Voting Rights for Felons; Legislators voted to restore voting rights to more people convicted of felonies, but a dispute over that law’s constitutionality created pre-election confusion”

HowAppealing

Nebraska Supreme Court Upholds Voting Rights for Felons; Legislators voted to restore voting rights to more people convicted of felonies, but a dispute over that law’s constitutionality created pre-election confusion”: Mitch Smith of The New York Times has this report.

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Are Problem-Solving Courts the Solution to Prison Overcrowding in Nebraska?

The Crime Report

Thirty-two currently operate across Nebraska, but only 4.2 percent of felony offenses are dealt with by these courts, according to Nebraska Supreme Court Judge Jeff Funke. One obstacle highlighted at the hearing: problem-solving courts are staffed on a volunteer basis by district judges with their own significant caseloads.

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Federal jury convicts US representative for lying to authorities about illegal campaign donations

JURIST

A federal jury Thursday convicted US Representative Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska on one count of scheming to falsify and conceal material facts and two counts of making false statements to federal investigators. Each of the three felony charges carry a statutory maximum penalty of five years in federal prison.

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ALPS In Brief – Episode 64: Project Destination

ALPS

Her practice focused on firearm and felony narcotics prosecution in state and federal court. Nash graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Sciences from Wayne State College (Wayne, Nebraska) where she graduated with honors and magna cum laude. Professor Nash joined the University for the spring 2022 semester.

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ACLU sues Idaho over criminalization of gender-affirming care for minors

JURIST

Called the Vulnerable Child Protection Act, the law makes doctors providing gender-affirming healthcare to minors a felony, criminalizing prescribing puberty blockers, performing a mastectomy and operating on or removing any “nondiseased” tissue. Idaho Governor Brad Little signed House Bill 71 into law in April.

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Reviving the ‘Power of a Pardon’

The Crime Report

For example, in 20 states, — including California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Wyoming — a pardon offers the only way to regain firearms rights lost because of a past conviction. Put simply, a pardon is a powerful sign of “official forgiveness,” that can help someone get their life back on track. “But

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