Posts in Nebraska Government
Nebraska Attorney General Joins Facebook Lawsuit

Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson joined a coalition of Attorneys General across the country in suing the social media titan Facebook. A press release put out from the Attorney General’s office says over the last decade, the social networking giant illegally acquired competitors in a predatory manner and cut services to smaller threats, depriving users of the benefits of competition and reducing privacy protections and services along the way — all in an effort to boost its bottom line through increased advertising revenue.

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Soil Collection Ceremony Hosted in Memory of George Smith

In 1891, George Smith was arrested after being wrongly accused of raping 5-year-old Lizzie Yeates. On Oct. 10, a mob seized Smith from the county jail, brutally beat him, and dragged him to the Douglas County Courthouse, where he was then hanged from a streetcar wire at the northeast corner of 17th and Harney Streets. The Omaha Community Council for Racial Justice and Reconciliation (OCCRJR) honored the life of George Smith through a soil collection ceremony that took place on Friday, October 23.

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Civil Rights Lawsuit filed against City of Omaha, Police Chief, and Captain

A federal Civil Rights lawsuit has been brought against the city of Omaha, the chief of police, and one police captain filed by the ACLU of Nebraska was announced today in a press conference hosted at Culxr House in North Omaha.

Nebraska's ACLU claims police brutality suppressed free speech this past summer in Omaha. The plaintiffs represented in the suit are some of those detained in the July 25th mass arrest on the Farnam Street bridge.

In addition to eight individuals, the organization ProBLAC – Progressive Black-Led Ally Coalition – is also represented by the ACLU. The suit, primarily focused on the use of chemical irritants, undue physical force, and arrests at the hands of the Omaha Police.

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Omaha Public Schools faces challenges in School Year Rollout

Omaha Public Schools rolled out its new COVID-19 rules and protections for students in the 2020-2021 school year. The new changes include the staggering of passing periods – face mask requirements, which OPS will provide, and a school week that will see students with last names beginning with A-K coming in on Monday/Tuesday and those with their last name beginning with L-Z coming in on Thursday/Friday, alternating on Wednesday.

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