Publications

Fey v. Olson, 319 Neb. 45 (2025) Two landowners claimed they have crossed their neighbors’ property for as long as they can remember due to a river dividing the property, thus making the southern half otherwise inaccessible.  The neighbors attempted to stop that access by locking a gate in the […]

The First Regular Session of the 109th Nebraska Legislature adjourned sine die on June 9, 2025.  We previously provided updates during bill introduction and throughout the legislative session on various bills of interest.  You can access these prior articles by clicking here. Throughout this legislative session, we identified and analyzed […]

In Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County,[1] the United States Supreme Court held courts must defer to agency environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”).  This is noteworthy because the court recently overruled Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. in 2024.[2]  Chevron was a […]

In November 2024, Nebraska voters approved Ballot Initiative 436 or the Nebraska Healthy Families and Workplace Act (“HFWA”).  On May 28, 2025, the Nebraska legislature passed Legislative Bill 415 (“LB 415”) to change certain provisions and eligibility regarding Nebraska’s new paid sick time law, which is still slated to go […]

The 2024 EEO-1 Component 1 data collection is now open. The deadline to file is Tuesday, June 24, 2025.  This will be a shorter collection period than in prior years, and unlike in prior years, this is a hard deadline. Organizations that fail to file by this deadline will be considered […]