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US DOJ says Nebraska’s excessive institutionalization violates civil rights of mentally ill

JURIST

The US Department of Justice determined that Nebraska is violating the civil rights of residents with serious mental illnesses by unnecessarily segregating them into institutional settings. In Olmstead, the Supreme Court determined that financial constraints could not determine whether states comply with the ADA guidelines.

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7th Circ. Revives Ethanol Pricing Suit Against Archer Daniels

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The Seventh Circuit has revived a tortious interference suit accusing Archer Daniels of shifting ethanol prices downward, disagreeing with a lower court's decision to toss the suit absent directions from the Nebraska Supreme Court on applying state laws.

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ProPublica: Clarence Thomas failed to disclose more gifts than previously thought

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ProPublica released a report Thursday revealing new details about Clarence Thomas’ history of accepting lavish gifts while serving as a US Supreme Court Justice. Thomas also used the Supreme Court building to host galas for the Horatio Alger Association , a college scholarship nonprofit. The report specifically names H.

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US abortion bans hamper medical standards and put patients at risk, study reveals

JURIST

The report first provides a comprehensive display of how states have changed their abortion policies since June 2022 when the Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. The report comes as abortion bans are being struck down in many states, including Nebraska , North Carolina , and South Carolina. Wade precedent.

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2023 is the Year of New Consumer Rights

Diane Drain

The Preamble We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

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No Longer ‘Unteachables’: School Changes Lives in Nebraska Juvie

The Crime Report

A Lincoln Public Schools teacher, Beatty is one of the five teachers in the Pathfinder Education Program, based in the Lancaster County Youth Services Center, tasked with educating Nebraska youth while they’re detained and awaiting court decisions. I’ve been given a task by the state of Nebraska to teach them.

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America’s Hidden ‘Constitution-Free Zones’

The Crime Report

She contacted the Minneapolis police officer at the scene and shifted blame to Mohamud and her friends, according to court documents. Because of Weyker’s statements, which one court described as “ lies and manipulation ,” Mohamud and her friends were arrested on suspicion of tampering with a federal witness. Supreme Court.

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