Publications

The First Regular Session of the 109th Nebraska Legislature convened on January 8, 2025.  As of January 27, 2025, 77 legislative days remain in the session.  The Legislature will adjourn sine die on June 9, 2025. Below are summaries of the 34 introduced bills that relate to agriculture, the environment, […]

Broad language in the Foreign-Owned Real Estate National Security Act may jeopardize American landowners that formed an entity outside of Nebraska. A new statute limits foreign acquisition of Nebraska land.  The Foreign-Owned Real Estate National Security Act (the “Act”) prohibits any “foreign corporation” or “nonresident alien” from owning Nebraska real estate […]

As of January 24, 2025, entities are not required to file beneficial ownership information  reports (BOI reports) with FinCen.  All filings are optional, and a nationwide preliminary injunction still exists suspending enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). On January 23, 2025 the U. S. Supreme Court granted the U.S. government’s […]

In December 2024, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security published a final rule that permanently increased automatic extension periods of certain employment authorization documents to 540 days from the expiration date of the face of the Employment Authorization Document (“EAD” or Form I-766). Previously, the automatic extension period for qualifying […]

On January 21, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order (“EO”) titled, “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity.”  While this EO is getting the most attention for rescinding a major affirmative action law (spoiler alert), it also initiates steps for federal agencies to crack down on “dangerous, demeaning, and […]