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Eighth Circuit rejects challenge to Nebraska ballot initiative signature requirement

JURIST

The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Wednesday rejected a request from a group of medical marijuana supporters to block a provision in Nebraska’s constitution that establishes a signature requirement for ballot initiatives. A district court granted a preliminary injunction, but the Eighth Circuit reversed.

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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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US Supreme Court hears oral arguments on Biden student loan forgiveness

JURIST

Nebraska and Department of Education v. Nebraska today with the statement, “The problem here is the states aren’t the proper plaintiff to bring this suit.” no [congressional] statute authorizes this sweeping action.” The US Supreme Court Tuesday heard oral arguments in Biden v. In Biden v.

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US Supreme Court strikes down Biden student loan forgiveness plan

JURIST

Nebraska bring to an end a nearly year-long saga in which Biden attempted to forgive up to $20,000 in federal student loans for current and former US college students. Nebraska , Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the majority. The court’s decisions in Department of Education v. Brown and Biden v. In a 6-3 decision in Biden v.

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New York AG issues consumer alert ahead of Super Bowl

JURIST

In Ohio, Nebraska, and Florida, legislation has passed and legalization is pending as state governments plan how to roll out their systems. Current statutes are simply inadequate to address online betting at this scale and has forced officials like James to address the problem themselves.

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Tarasoff Revisited: Nebraska Court Rejects Liability Of Psychiatrist After Patient Murders Girlfriend

JonathanTurley

Her parents, Angela Rodriguez and Adan Rodriguez, sued Lasting Hope and Benton’s employer, University of Nebraska Medical Center Physicians, but the Nebraska Supreme Court affirmed the dismissal of the action due to a lack of any legal duty to warn or protect the girlfriend. We have discussed decisions extending Tarasoff. ” Id.

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Sheriff’s Office Has Been Destroying Records Of Alleged Officer Misconduct For Years

The Crime Report

The illegal destruction of disciplinary records can make it harder to hold deputies accountable in a court of law, or track problem officers moving from department to department, said Sam Walker, emeritus professor of criminal justice at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. We don’t have any stick,” Newsome said.

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