Minutes after winning re-election to a third term as Manhattan district attorney last week, Cyrus R. Vance Jr., a celebratory drink in hand, was asked how he would rebuild the trust of voters angry about large donations to his campaign from defense lawyers with cases...
President Trump’s commission on the opioid crisis called Wednesday for a nationwide system of drug courts and easier access to alternatives to opioids for people in pain, part of a wide-ranging menu of improvements it said are needed to curb the opioid epidemic....
OWH 11/29/17 LINCOLN — Three attorneys have been recommended for consideration to fill a vacancy on the State District Court bench in Papillion. A nominating committee has forwarded Cass County Attorney Nathan Cox and Julie Bear, both of Plattsmouth, and Steven...
The Justice Department has issued new guidelines aimed at providing more transparency around prosecutors’ secret demands for customer data stored on tech firms’ servers. The binding guidance, approved last week by Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein, ends the...
OWH 11/18/17 Lancaster County Attorney Joe Kelly will do a great job as U.S. attorney for Nebraska, according to the woman who held the job last. “He will seamlessly transition into that position,” said Deborah Gilg, who served as the U.S. attorney for Nebraska during...
