INTRODUCTION|The number of attorneys in the United States has grown dramatically in the past few decades, far outpacing the rate of increase in the population. Evidence indicates that the volume of "legalistic work" increased ...

INTRODUCTION |In State v. Bishop, the Nebraska Supreme Court confronted the issue of conflicts of interest in joint representation of criminal codefendants. The court set guidelines to determine the existence of a conflict ...

INTRODUCTION|The Nebraska Supreme Court has recently abolished the requirement of mutuality of parties in the application of collateral estoppel. This change in Nebraska law signals a greater focus on the requirements of ...

FIRST PARAGRAPH(S)|During the survey period, the Nebraska Supreme Court clarified Nebraska's policy in two areas of administrative law. In the case of Southwestern Bank & Trust Co. v. Department of Banking & Finance, the ...

FIRST PARAGRAPH(S)|I first met Scott Greene in the spring of 1979. The Faculty Recruitment Committee had reviewed a number of candidates for an opening on the Law Faculty, and Scott was invited to visit and be interviewed ...

FIRST PARAGRAPH(S)|The 1981-82 Board of Editors of the Creighton Law Review is pleased to present the eighth Annual Survey of Nebraska law. The lead articles are written by professionals in the legal community, and deal ...

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 ...

INTRODUCTION|In Commonwealth Edison Co. v. Montana, the United States Supreme Court upheld the Montana severance tax against both commerce clause and supremacy clause challenges. Commonwealth Edison is the latest in a long ...