Nebraska Case Commentaries

Due Process in NRD Adjudications: Presumption of Impartiality and Procedural Safeguards

Date: May 24, 2025

Due Process in NRD Adjudications: Presumption of Impartiality and Procedural Safeguards Introduction Hauxwell v. Middle Republican NRD, 319 Neb. 1 (2025), is a landmark decision of the Nebraska...

Clarifying Adverseness and Scope in Prescriptive Easements: Agricultural and Recreational Access

Date: May 24, 2025

Clarifying Adverseness and Scope in Prescriptive Easements: Agricultural and Recreational Access Introduction In Fey v. Olson, 319 Neb. 45 (May 23, 2025), the Nebraska Supreme Court resolved a...

Framework for Evaluating Ineffective Assistance of Counsel and Joinder Prejudice: State v. Corral

Date: May 17, 2025

Framework for Evaluating Ineffective Assistance of Counsel and Joinder Prejudice: State v. Corral Introduction State v. Corral, 318 Neb. 940 (2025), is a landmark Nebraska Supreme Court decision...

Mandatory Pre-Sentencing Enhancement Hearing and Proof of Prior Convictions under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-518

Date: May 17, 2025

Mandatory Pre-Sentencing Enhancement Hearing and Proof of Prior Convictions under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-518 Introduction In State v. Bret, 318 Neb. 995 (2025), the Nebraska Supreme Court clarified the...

Establishing Nonmarital Inheritance by Testimony Alone: Backhaus v. Backhaus

Date: May 10, 2025

Establishing Nonmarital Inheritance by Testimony Alone: Backhaus v. Backhaus Introduction Backhaus v. Backhaus, 318 Neb. 891 (2025), clarifies the evidentiary standard for classifying inherited funds...

Statutory Antiretaliation Remedy Preempts Common-Law Public-Policy Wrongful Discharge Claims under the FCA

Date: May 10, 2025

Statutory Antiretaliation Remedy Preempts Common-Law Public-Policy Wrongful Discharge Claims under the FCA Introduction This commentary examines the Nebraska Supreme Court’s decision in Dibbern v....

Appealability of Interlocutory Orders and Mootness of Prejudgment Attachments Established in Czech v. Allen

Date: May 10, 2025

Appealability of Interlocutory Orders and Mootness of Prejudgment Attachments Established in Czech v. Allen Introduction In Czech v. Allen, 318 Neb. 904 (May 9, 2025), the Nebraska Supreme Court...

Habeas Corpus Relief for Void Habitual‐Criminal Sentences and the Limits of Nunc Pro Tunc Corrections

Date: May 3, 2025

Habeas Corpus Relief for Void Habitual-Criminal Sentences and the Limits of Nunc Pro Tunc Corrections Introduction Ballheim v. Settles (318 Neb. 873, 2025) arose from Trever Ballheim’s collateral...

Scope of Record-Based Sexual Contact Findings Under Nebraska’s SORA: State v. Strawn

Date: May 3, 2025

Scope of Record-Based Sexual Contact Findings Under Nebraska’s SORA: State v. Strawn Introduction In State v. Strawn, 318 Neb. 859 (2025), the Nebraska Supreme Court addressed whether a defendant may...

Clarifying Trial Court’s Authority to Correct Invalid Sentences Before Finality

Date: Apr 25, 2025

Clarifying Trial Court’s Authority to Correct Invalid Sentences Before Finality Introduction State of Nebraska v. Keloni Jones, 318 Neb. 840 (2025), addresses a question of fundamental importance in...

State v. Torres Aquino: Discovery Sanctions, Offer of Proof & Harmless Error Review

Date: Apr 19, 2025

State v. Torres Aquino: Discovery Sanctions, Offer of Proof & Harmless Error Review Introduction This commentary examines the Nebraska Supreme Court’s April 18, 2025 decision in State v. Torres...

Statutory Retroactive Parole Eligibility Does Not Constitute a Commutation: State ex rel. Hilgers v. Evnen

Date: Apr 19, 2025

Statutory Retroactive Parole Eligibility Does Not Constitute a Commutation Introduction In State ex rel. Hilgers v. Evnen, 318 Neb. 803 (2025), the Nebraska Supreme Court addressed the...

Post-Remand Application of Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-901 Cost-Shifting Rule

Date: Apr 12, 2025

Post-Remand Application of Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-901 Cost-Shifting Rule Introduction This case arises from a dispute over property tax sales and subsequent unjust enrichment claims among Boone River,...

Nebraska’s §25-901 Offer of Judgment: Cost-Shifting on Remand and Exclusion of Attorney Fees

Date: Apr 12, 2025

Nebraska’s §25-901 Offer of Judgment: Cost-Shifting on Remand and Exclusion of Attorney Fees Introduction This commentary examines the Supreme Court of Nebraska’s decision in Boone River, LLC v....

Universal Right to De Novo District Court Review of Conditional Use Permit Decisions Under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-114.01(5)

Date: Apr 5, 2025

Universal Right to De Novo District Court Review of Conditional Use Permit Decisions Under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-114.01(5) Introduction Amorak, Inc. and Edwin Brown (collectively, Amorak), neighboring...

Void Pre-Judgment Debtor’s Examination Orders and Limits on Civil Contempt in Nebraska

Date: Apr 5, 2025

Void Pre-Judgment Debtor’s Examination Orders and Limits on Civil Contempt in Nebraska Introduction In Leaf Supreme Prods. v. Bachman, 318 Neb. 751 (Apr. 4, 2025), the Nebraska Supreme Court...

Facial and As-Applied Constitutional Challenges to “Public Convenience and Necessity” Requirements: N’Da v. Golden

Date: Apr 5, 2025

Facial and As-Applied Constitutional Challenges to “Public Convenience and Necessity” Requirements: N’Da v. Golden Introduction In N’Da v. Golden, 318 Neb. 680 (2025), the Nebraska Supreme Court...

Void Pre-Judgment Debtor’s Examination Orders and Limits on Civil Contempt: Leaf Supreme Prods. v. Bachman

Date: Apr 5, 2025

Void Pre-Judgment Debtor’s Examination Orders and Limits on Civil Contempt: Leaf Supreme Prods. v. Bachman Introduction Leaf Supreme Products, LLC (“Leaf Supreme”) obtained a jury verdict against...

N'Da v. Golden: Clarifying Facial and As-Applied Constitutional Challenges to the Public Convenience and Necessity Requirement

Date: Apr 5, 2025

N'Da v. Golden: Clarifying Facial and As-Applied Constitutional Challenges to the Public Convenience and Necessity Requirement Introduction In N'Da v. Golden, 318 Neb. 680 (2025), the Nebraska...

Nonapplicant Appeals and De Novo Review in Conditional Use Permit Decisions

Date: Apr 5, 2025

Nonapplicant Appeals and De Novo Review in Conditional Use Permit Decisions Introduction In Amorak, Inc., and Edwin Brown v. Cherry County Board of Commissioners (318 Neb. 723, decided April 4,...

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