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31 Mar 2008, 9:30 am
Read the Omaha World-Herald report here. [read post]
28 Mar 2008, 9:04 am
Wednesday's Omaha World-Herald reported, "Death penalty bill rejected by Nebraska Legislature. [read post]
24 Mar 2008, 8:54 am
The Omaha World-Herald reports, "No urgency this time on executions. [read post]
24 Mar 2008, 6:30 am
In a pre-session survey of lawmakers, 26 of the 49 told The World-Herald they would vote to keep capital punishment.Heineman has promised to veto a repeal bill if it reaches his desk, meaning death penalty opponents would need at least a 30-vote majority to override a veto if they are to succeed. [read post]
5 Mar 2008, 6:22 pm
"Former trooper fired for KKK ties to argue for job back": The Omaha World-Herald today contains an article that begins, "Nebraska's public policy against racism should bar reinstating a state trooper who joined a group affiliated with the Ku Klux Klan, a state attorney told the Nebraska Supreme Court on Tuesday. [read post]
5 Mar 2008, 1:40 pm
Here are stories from the AP and the Omaha World-Herald. [read post]
25 Feb 2008, 8:29 am
The Omaha World-Herald has, "Lawmakers name their priority bills for this session. [read post]
22 Feb 2008, 6:35 am
"Ruling not my fault, Nelson says": The Omaha World-Herald today contains an article that begins, "When the Nebraska Supreme Court voted 6-1 to outlaw the electric chair, the Nebraska Republican Party jumped on the fact that the six judges were appointees of former Gov. [read post]
19 Feb 2008, 5:15 pm
"Nebraska attorney general asks court to reconsider ban on electric chair": The Omaha World-Herald provides this news update. [read post]
9 Feb 2008, 4:05 pm
The Omaha World-Herald today contains articles headlined "Nebraska Supreme Court says electrocution unconstitutional"; "State senators see no quick fix to carry out executions"; "Murder victims' families dismayed by decision"; "Ruling won't slow down local capital cases"; and "Case of child's killing led to ruling. [read post]
8 Feb 2008, 2:46 pm
The Omaha World-Herald noted:There was court testimony acknowledging a risk that death would not be instantaneous, that the condemned person may suffer "intolerable pain" and that the bodies of the condemned frequently are burned in executions. [read post]
8 Feb 2008, 10:14 am
" The Omaha World-Herald provides a news update headlined "Nebraska Supreme Court says electrocution unconstitutional. [read post]
8 Feb 2008, 7:35 am
The court added that the Legislature may vote to have a death penalty, just not one that offends constitutional rights.The World-Herald also has, "Stage set for fight on death penalty in Nebraska. [read post]
5 Feb 2008, 11:40 pm
Yesterday's Omaha World Herald reports that Raymond Zbylut had asked Council to erect the sign to honor O'Hair's work to protect civil rights. [read post]
23 Jan 2008, 8:29 am
The Omaha World-Herald has, "Death penalty repeal returns. [read post]
23 Jan 2008, 1:03 am
More on the Nebraska Abolition Bill The Omaha World-Herald has, "Death penalty repeal returns. [read post]
14 Jan 2008, 9:06 pm
Pueblo County, the recent case where inmate sued jail for (among other things) making it too easy for him to escape [Volokh] New at Point of Law: Cleveland's suit against subprime lending is even worse than Baltimore's; Massachusetts takes our advice and adopts payee notification; law firm websites often promote medical misinformation; lawyer for skier suing 8-year-old boy wants court to stop family from talking to the press; Ted rounds up developments in Vioxx litigation once and then… [read post]
6 Dec 2007, 10:35 am
The Omaha World-Herald was caught completely flat-footed today when a gunman killed eight people in a local mall, producing the worse online coverage in memory by a newspaper with a major story breaking in its own backyard. [read post]
5 Nov 2007, 8:35 pm
Yesterday's Omaha World-Herald reports that the pretrial hearing focused on a defense motion requesting that the prosecution describe in detail the facts that support each of the charges. [read post]
29 Oct 2007, 6:40 am
"Enforcing flag law is a long shot": The Omaha World-Herald today contains an article that begins, "Nebraska's law prohibiting flag desecration is the legal equivalent of a butter churn or slide rule: a device that has outlived its usefulness, according to two scholars and a lawyer seeking to declare the law void. [read post]
