Mar 19, 2018
Meet the new Lancaster County Attorney: Pat Condon Lori Pilger, Lincoln Journal Star, Mar 17, 2018 Pat Condon is far from the new guy at Lincoln’s Hall of Justice, where he’s been a deputy Lancaster County attorney since 1990. Thursday, he quietly was...
Feb 24, 2018
County attorney applicants sought after Joe Kelly resigns Former Lancaster County Attorney Joe Kelly, who has been appointed U.S. Attorney for Nebraska, officially resigned his county position Friday. His chief deputy, Pat Condon, became acting county attorney, and...
Feb 2, 2018
Douglas County Attorney Don Kleine told the committee that tough, longer sentences haven’t caused Nebraska’s prison overcrowding, but “the person who sticks a gun in someone’s face or rapes a woman in her own home or tries to strangle someone.” Under the one-third...
Jan 8, 2018
Bill seeks to stop drone use to spy on people, harass cows Using a drone to spy on neighbors, drop drugs into prisons or harass cows could lead to criminal charges under a new bill Nebraska lawmakers will consider later this year. The measure would impose new safety...
Jan 6, 2018
Ricketts, others seek dismissal of ACLU lawsuit challenging death penalty referendum LINCOLN — Attorneys for Gov. Pete Ricketts argued Friday in court that he simply exercised his rights as a citizen when he participated in a referendum petition that restored...