LINCOLN – Today, Governor Pete Ricketts appointed David J. Partsch of Nebraska City to the County Court of the Second Judicial District. Partsch, 44, is currently the Otoe County Attorney. In his role, Partsch prosecutes all felony criminal offenses occurring in Otoe...
Unicameral Update 4.4.19 A bill that would require increased transparency in the use of jailhouse informants was advanced from general file April 4. Read more of this post
March 21, 2019 Sen. Patty Pansing Brooks, LB354 A bill that will tighten the process of sealing juvenile adjudication records in Nebraska passed March 21. Read More. Sen. Patty Pansing Brooks LB354, introduced by Lincoln Sen. Patty Pansing Brooks, requires that any...
Todd Cooper | Omaha World Herald March 20, 2019 The first attorney removed was the former prosecutor on the child abandonment case. He was there to observe why a judge was holding a hearing when the case was under appeal. Then the mother’s attorney got the boot....
Paul Hammel | Omaha World Herald March 19, 2019 Here’s a record Nebraska leaders didn’t want to set: a new high for prison overcrowding. On Monday, state prisons held 5,515 inmates, the most in history and a surprising landmark in light of several efforts to reduce...
