INTRODUCTION|In criminal investigations, it is common for law enforcement authorities to rely upon information provided by informants as a basis for investigating suspects. The type of informant from which most legal ...

INTRODUCTION|In Cox v. Hendricks, the Nebraska Supreme Court considered for the first time not only the issue of an unwed father's right to custody of his child, but also the issue of an unwed father's visitation rights. ...

INTRODUCTION|State v. Ellis, decided by the Nebraska Supreme Court last year, marks a radical change in the general rule against admitting evidence of prior crimes. The standards of relevancy which must be met to make such ...

INTRODUCTION|In recent years there has been a growing concern over procedural safeguards attendant to involuntary confinement of people either acquitted because of insanity in a criminal trial or otherwise committed to a ...

INTRODUCTION|During the survey period, the Nebraska Supreme Court decided four significant cases in labor law. In Local No. 2088, AFSCME v. County of Douglas, the court issued new guidelines for the Commission of Industrial ...

INTRODUCTION|The Nebraska Supreme Court decided several important issues in insurance law during the survey period. The major issues before the court were the extent of coverage of a banker's blanket bond, liability of ...

FIRST PARAGRAPH(S)|During the survey period, the Nebraska Supreme Court decided a number of cases involving municipal corporations. State ex rel. Schuler v. Dunbar is of particular significance because it deals with the ...

INTRODUCTION|In State ex rel. Douglas v. Sporhase, the Nebraska Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Nebraska water permit statute which allows for transfer of Nebraska ground water across state lines only ...

INTRODUCTION|In Daugherty v. Ashton Feed & Grain Co., Inc. the court held that the noise from the operation of the defendant's grain drying fans constituted a nuisance and enjoined the operation of the fans on weekends and ...

INTRODUCTION|The history of Black lawyers and particularly Black bar associations has been neglected. This is unfortunate because Black lawyers labored to secure this nation's constitutional framework and stimulated a sense ...