Nebraska

Two inmates killed in prison riot in Nebraska; inmate cites lack of access to jobs and prison yard

Two inmates were found dead in a housing unit after a day of rioting on Sunday at the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution in Nebraska. The identities of the victims had not been released as of Monday morning, report the Lincoln Journal Star, the Omaha World-Herald, 1011Now and KETV. All staffers…

May 11, 2015 9:33 AM CDT

Judge dismisses Nebraska woman’s lawsuit against ‘all homosexuals’ on behalf of God, Jesus Christ

A judge has dismissed a federal lawsuit against “all homosexuals” by a Nebraska woman who claimed to be acting as an ambassador for God and his son, Jesus Christ. U.S. District Judge John Gerrard of Omaha, in a ruling Wednesday, said it is not the court’s job to determine whether…

May 8, 2015 1:40 PM CDT

Meet Paul Deck, the oldest practicing lawyer in Nebraska and Iowa

Paul Deck turned 100 on Sunday, making him the oldest practicing lawyer in Nebraska and Iowa. Deck still works at his Sioux City law practice, handling mostly divorce and custody cases, the Omaha World-Herald reports in a story also published by the Norfolk Daily News. He practices law with two…

Mar 30, 2015 11:15 AM CDT

Law firm is dissolving after nearly 60 years; senior partner points finger at retirement plan

The last four years have been the most profitable in the nearly 60-year history of Harding & Shultz, a senior partner says. But the Lincoln, Nebraska, business boutique is dissolving, and Bill Harding is pointing the finger at its retirement plan, reports the Lincoln Journal Star. The son of founder…

Mar 13, 2015 9:45 AM CDT

Federal court issues injunction to lift Nebraska’s same-sex marriage ban

A Nebraska federal judge issued an injunction on Monday that ordered the state to give same-sex couples marriage licenses. The preliminary order goes against a state constitutional amendment that defines marriage as only being between a man and a woman. The state’s attorney general has filed notice of interlocutory appeal…

Mar 2, 2015 9:52 AM CST

Replace or find my $500 Montblanc pen, lawyer tells county; he left it at courthouse security kiosk

An Omaha lawyer who accidentally left his $500 pen at a courthouse security kiosk has filed a tort claim with the county over its disappearance. Lawyer John Kerwin says the security office at the Douglas County Courthouse returned his keys, but not the Montblanc Meisterstück ballpoint pen, the Omaha World-Herald…

Feb 3, 2015 7:05 AM CST

Man beats murder rap but will serve at least 20 years for threatening trial witness

Found guilty in 2009 of murdering an elderly woman decades earlier, when he was a teenager, Jeffrey Glazebrook eventually got that conviction reversed. But the 54-year-old will serve at least 20 years for a mouthed a threat to kill a jailhouse informant testifying at his murder trial that was seen…

Jan 7, 2015 6:15 AM CST

Law firm builds high-tech office to guard client secrets

An intellectual property law firm is building new offices in Omaha that will be designed with high-tech safeguards to keep client information secret. Construction is beginning on the new building for the Advent law firm, the Omaha World-Herald reports. The estimated cost is $12 million and the projected move-in date…

Jan 5, 2015 6:00 AM CST

Oops! Clerical error leads to mistake in Nebraska bar exam scores; three didn’t pass after all

The day before ceremonies on Thursday to swear in new lawyers in Nebraska, three would-be lawyers got some bad news. They didn’t pass the bar exam after all. But the news was good for three other test takers, the Omaha World-Herald reports. The mistake, now corrected, meant that they had…

Sep 26, 2014 7:09 AM CDT

Nebraska readies debt relief program for law grads practicing in rural areas; 2L learns the ropes

Nebraska College of Law student Alissa Doerr clerked with a small-town lawyer this summer, seeking the experience she needs to set up a similar practice and take advantage of the state’s debt relief program for rural lawyers. Doerr worked in Center, Nebraska, home to only 94 residents, the Washington Post…

Aug 26, 2014 1:50 PM CDT

LinkedIn settles with feds, agrees to pay nearly $6M in FLSA ‘off the clock’ and overtime case

Notified by the feds that it had violated wage-and-hour laws, a well-known company opted to settle the case rather than fight allegations that nonexempt hourly employees in four states weren’t paid for all of their work. LinkedIn Corp. agreed to pay $3.3 million in overtime back wages and $2.5 million…

Aug 4, 2014 10:09 PM CDT

Ex-client takes plea in murder case over divorce attorney’s slaying

A former client of a Nebraska divorce lawyer pleaded no contest Monday to a first-degree murder charge. Under a plea agreement with Michael Petersen, the state agreed not to seek the death penalty in the 2013 slaying of attorney Todd Elsberndt outside his law office, the Grand Island Independent reports.…

Jul 15, 2014 6:40 PM CDT

Hundreds of Nebraska inmates released early due to sentence miscalculations, officials say

More than 300 Nebraska prison inmates have been freed prematurely due to a miscalculation of their sentences, state officials acknowledge. Forty-one of those inmates are in the process of being rounded up to serve out the rest of their sentences, the Omaha World-Herald reports. More than 250 others whose sentences…

Jun 30, 2014 9:12 PM CDT

DOJ charges Russian in ‘Cryptolocker’ and ‘Project Zeus’ attacks, says US victims lost over $100M

The Department of Justice has announced charges against a Russian man who is alleged to be the leader of a computer hacking group responsible for “Cryptolocker” and “Project Zeus” virus attacks that cost U.S. individuals and businesses more than $100 million, ABC News reports. “Evgeniy Bogachev and the members of…

Jun 2, 2014 10:15 PM CDT

Bar membership remains mandatory, but top Neb. court restricts activities on which dues can be spent

Membership in the Nebraska State Bar Association will remain mandatory. But the state’s top court on Friday limited the manner in which the group can spend members’ dues. In a partial victory for the state senator who brought the case, contending that his money was being spent on political activities,…

Dec 6, 2013 4:50 PM CST