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Are Problem-Solving Courts the Solution to Prison Overcrowding in Nebraska?

The Crime Report

Thirty-two currently operate across Nebraska, but only 4.2 percent of felony offenses are dealt with by these courts, according to Nebraska Supreme Court Judge Jeff Funke. One obstacle highlighted at the hearing: problem-solving courts are staffed on a volunteer basis by district judges with their own significant caseloads.

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Police Use Facebook Data to Charge Mother and Daughter for Illegal Abortion

The Crime Report

At the request of Nebraska police, Facebook handed the user data of a mother and daughter facing criminal charges for allegedly carrying out an illegal abortion, burning the fetus and then burying it, reports The Guardian. In Nebraska, abortions are banned after 20 weeks of pregnancy. The teenager is now being tried as an adult.

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“Norfolk mother and daughter accused of illegal abortion, burning and burying body”

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” Theo Wayt of The New York Post reports that “ Facebook gave teen’s private messages about alleged abortion to Nebraska police.” ” Josh Funk of The Associated Press reports that “ Nebraska woman charged with helping daughter have abortion.” Journal Star has this report. The Norfolk (Neb.)

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ACLU sues Idaho over criminalization of gender-affirming care for minors

JURIST

Called the Vulnerable Child Protection Act, the law makes doctors providing gender-affirming healthcare to minors a felony, criminalizing prescribing puberty blockers, performing a mastectomy and operating on or removing any “nondiseased” tissue. Idaho Governor Brad Little signed House Bill 71 into law in April.

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Federal jury convicts US representative for lying to authorities about illegal campaign donations

JURIST

A federal jury Thursday convicted US Representative Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska on one count of scheming to falsify and conceal material facts and two counts of making false statements to federal investigators. Each of the three felony charges carry a statutory maximum penalty of five years in federal prison.

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As Life Without Parole Cases Rise, Finding Public Defenders Grows Harder  

The Crime Report

Most states have no rules, and someone just out of law school could handle a life-without-parole case in Illinois or Nebraska. In Texas, there’s a continuing dispute over whether the standards for death penalty defense apply if prosecutors seek life without parole instead. But the standards have yet to be approved by other state regulators.

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Reviving the ‘Power of a Pardon’

The Crime Report

For example, in 20 states, — including California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Wyoming — a pardon offers the only way to regain firearms rights lost because of a past conviction. Put simply, a pardon is a powerful sign of “official forgiveness,” that can help someone get their life back on track. “But

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