Category: Attorney General Opinions

Senator Douglas A. Kristensen Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion January 18, 1995 SUBJECT: Whether Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-2201.01 Vests Educational Service Units With Implied Authority to Sell Real Estate REQUESTED BY: Senator Douglas A. Kristensen Nebraska State Legislature WRITTEN BY: Don Stenberg, Attorney General Lauren L. Hill, Assistant Attorney General You have requested […]

Senator DeCamp Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: April 25, 1979 REQUESTED BY: Dear Senator DeCamp: You have submitted to us proposed amendments to LB 42, and have asked our opinion as to their constitutional validity. As we understand it, the amendments you are concerned about the those contained in new sections 12, 13, […]

Senator Chris Beutler Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: June 3, 1985 REQUESTED BY: Senator Chris Beutler Nebraska State Legislature State Capitol Lincoln, Nebraska 68509 Dear Senator Beutler: This is in response to your letter of May 20, 1985, concerning LB 516. Your specific question relates to the Commission on Judicial Workloads created in […]

Senator Vard Johnson Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: July 5, 1983 REQUESTED BY: Senator Vard Johnson Nebraska State Legislature 2108 State Capitol Lincoln, Nebraska 68509 Dear Senator Johnson: The following is our opinion as to the constitutional validity of Nebraska’s legislative and congressional redistricting plan given the recent decisions of the United States […]

Senator Loran Schmit Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: February 23, 1988 SUBJECT: Branching of National Banks in Nebraska REQUESTED BY: Senator Loran Schmit WRITTEN BY: Robert M. Spire, Attorney General; LeRoy W. Sievers, Assistant Attorney General Would the branching provisions of LB 877 which apply to savings and loan associations also apply to […]

Ron Tussing Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: June 1, 1992 SUBJECT: Interpretation of Neb.Rev.Stat. § 53-180.07(2) REQUESTED BY: Ron Tussing, Colonel Superintendent Nebraska State Patrol WRITTEN BY: Don Stenberg, Attorney General Marie C. Pawol, Assistant Attorney General You have inquired whether Neb.Rev.Stat. §53-180.07(2) provides an absolute defense to a liquor licensee charged with […]

Senator Stan Schellpeper Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: April 15, 1993 SUBJECT: AM0916: Amendment to LB 137 Making Ten-Year Statute of Repose in Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-224 Inapplicable to Products Manufactured Outside Nebraska REQUESTED BY: Senator Stan Schellpeper Nebraska State Legislature WRITTEN BY: Don Stenberg, Attorney General Jan E. Rempe, Assistant Attorney […]

Senator Kelly Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: February 13, 1979 REQUESTED BY: Dear Senator Kelly: You have asked whether or not the question of amending a current state statute can be placed by the Legislature on a statewide ballot for final resolution by the electorate at large. We think not. While such could […]

Senator Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: January 13, 1978 REQUESTED BY: Dear Senator: In your letter of January 5, 1978, you inform us of the introduction of Legislative Bill 105 generally providing for the submission to the voters the question of altering the method of selecting our legislators from a nonpartisan basis to […]

Bernard L. Packett Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: May 4, 1987 REQUESTED BY: Senator Rod Johnson WRITTEN BY: Bernard L. Packett, Assistant Attorney General; Robert M. Spire, Attorney General Does the provision making the operation of LB 68 effective upon all contiguous states passing an identical act constitute an unlawful delegation of legislative […]