Sheriff Lobbies En Banc Court for Immunity on Firing
A Nebraska sheriff accused of retaliating against a deputy running for his office pushed the en banc Eighth Circuit on Tuesday to grant him immunity.
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Medicaid Expansion
The Nebraska Supreme Court on Wednesday cleared a citizens’ initiative to put Medicaid expansion on the November ballot, despite a legal challenge from Republican legislators.
Read moreNebraska Executes First Inmate in 21 Years Using New Drug Cocktail
When the heart of convicted double-murderer Carey Dean Moore stopped at 10:47 a.m. on this rainy Tuesday morning, the prolonged effort by Nebraska officials to execute a prisoner via lethal injection came to fruition.
Read moreDrugmaker Loses Bid to Block Nebraska Execution
Deferring to “the will of the people,” a federal judge on Friday denied a request by a pharmaceutical company to stop a planned execution of a Nebraska inmate by lethal injection of drugs made by the company.
Read moreDrugmaker Sues to Block Nebraska From Using Execution Drug
A pharmaceutical company sued Nebraska late Tuesday to block a scheduled execution by lethal injection using a drug the company says was obtained illegally.
Read moreSacked Secretary Sues Nebraska, Claiming Age Bias
At 65, Kathleen Graham was the longest serving administrative and executive assistant in the history of the Nebraska governor’s office when her last boss said her position was being eliminated because of budget cuts. However, Graham says in a lawsuit filed late Friday the budgetary excuse offered by Republican Gov. Pete Ricketts is both flimsy and in violation of employment law.
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Colorado and Nebraska Settle Old Water Dispute
Colorado will pay Nebraska $4 million to settle claims involving overuse of water from the Republican River Basin, in exchange for Nebraska’s promise not to sue Colorado for any violations of the Republican River Compact that occurred before 2014.
Read morePiping Plovers Say ‘No Thanks’ to Man-Made Sandbars
For threatened piping plovers, engineered sandbars do not offer the same benefits as natural ones, a new study finds.
Read moreNebraska Corrections Officer Sued Over Keeping Death Penalty Secrets
Nebraska’s corrections director faces a lawsuit after he denied records requests related to lethal injection drugs, claiming attorney-client privilege.
Read moreAlternative Keystone XL Route Gets Approved in Nebraska
Nebraska regulators approved an alternative route Monday for the proposed Keystone XL pipeline. It was the last major regulatory hurdle facing project operator TransCanada Corp., though opponents say another round of federal approval may now be needed.
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How Bad Can a Worker Get? University of Nebraska Knows
That didn’t work out too well. The University of Nebraska sued a window-cleaning company, claiming it hired a recidivist felon who spent 45 minutes throwing rocks at a cancer center’s windows, breaking $51,315 worth of them.
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Prisoners Blast Nebraska for Overcrowding ‘Crisis’
A class action filed in Nebraska federal court early Wednesday wants the Nebraska Department of Corrections and state parole board to address several prison issues including overcrowding, inadequate health care and a lack of accommodation for disabled prisoners.
Read moreFemale Nebraska Trooper Sues Over ‘Unnecessary’ Genital Exams
The Nebraska State Patrol requires its female troopers to submit to unnecessary and invasive genital exams, according to a federal lawsuit by a female officer on Tuesday – a month after Gov. Pete Ricketts fired Nebraska State Patrol Superintendent Brad Rice over possible interference in internal investigations.
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Cattle Producers Call Nebraska Brand Rules Obsolete
Hitting regulators with a federal complaint, Nebraska beef producers contend that the state’s cattle-branding requirements are costly and unnecessary.
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Tribe Loses Challenge to Rules on Tobacco Record-Keeping
Sending a record-keeping challenge over cigarette sales up in smoke, a federal judge refused to let a Nebraska-based tribe duck a law that curbs tobacco trafficking.
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Nebraska Governor Joins Mexican Officials to Defend NAFTA
he governor of solidly Republican Nebraska joined state agriculture officials and Mexican grain buyers Tuesday to preach caution as President Trump attempts to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Read moreE-tailer Fights Threat of ‘Drive-By’ ADA Lawsuit
Drive-by lawsuits using disabled “testers” are trolling online businesses by taking advantage of ADA regulations on accessibility to the internet, a Nebraska meat distributor claims in a lawsuit against advocates for the disabled.
Read moreNebraska Steps Closer to Executing Prisoners
Nebraska inched closer to executing prisoners, as its governor signed off on a new execution protocol with fewer confidentiality protections for manufacturers of lethal injection drugs.
Read moreScandal-Plagued Neb. Senator Resigns Ahead of Expulsion Vote
Rather than face a Wednesday morning vote that likely would have expelled him from the Nebraska Legislature, a Republican senator resigned his seat after persistent incendiary statements, a cybersex scandal, and a recent Twitter dustup threatened to derail the current legislative session.
Read moreCritics Pan Nebraska’s Lethal Injection Protocols
At an early morning hearing on the Friday before a holiday weekend, death penalty opponents filled a small basement conference room to express their misgivings and opposition to a protocol for how Nebraska will carry out the executions of prisoners on death row.
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