Dolezal-Soukup v. Dodge County Board of Adjustment, 308 Neb. 63 (2021) Joseph and Teri Kreifels (collectively, the “Kreifels”) erected a private pigpen to enable their children to participate in a 4-H program. The pen held up to six pigs. The Kreifels’ neighbor, Carla Dolezal-Soukup (“Appellant”), complained to the Dodge County […]
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107th Nebraska Legislature, First Session
The First Session of the 107th Nebraska Legislature convened on January 6, 2021. As of Friday, January 15, there are 82 days left in the session, which concludes on June 10, 2021. Bill introduction concludes on January 20, 2021. Following days one through five of bill introduction, we identified 21 […]
107th Nebraska Legislature, First Session – Legislative Chart
The First Session of the 107th Nebraska Legislature convened January 6, 2021. This Dirt Alert provides the status of certain bills related to economic development, energy and renewable energy, government and municipal law, healthcare, liquor, real estate and financial transactions, and taxation. Here is a comprehensive list of the bills […]
107th Nebraska Legislature, First Session, Reconvenes January 6, 2021
The 107th Nebraska Legislature will convene January 6, 2021. There will be four senators entirely new to the legislative body. Three more senators are returning after being term-limited, including the previous Speaker, Senator Mike Flood. Because it will be the first legislative session of the biennium, no bills carried over […]
Nebraska Supreme Court: Co-Owners Must Act Jointly to Encumber Property
Harts et al. v. County of Knox, 308 Neb. 1 (2020). In 2003, landowner Bernadette Tramp granted to H & H Cattle Co. (the “Feedlot”) an “impact easement.” The impact easement waived zoning restrictions that precluded the Feedlot from constructing a facility within a particular distance from Bernadette’s residence. Thereafter, […]