Jezebel: Nebraska

County Attorney Accused Of Making Rape Jokes, Ignoring Child Porn

Anna North — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 12:40:00 EDT

We have a new entry in the Worst Attorney Ever competition: a Nebraska prosecutor who preferred to ignore child porn and talked about women enjoying rape. This and other failings are detailed in a letter written by his exasperated colleagues. More »

Conservative Lawmakers Going After Telemedicine Abortions in 2011

Lauri Apple — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 15:10:27 EST

Might be an unhappy new year for the poor and geographically disadvantaged abortion-seeking women of Iowa: a program that's helped thousands to receive the abortion pill RU-486 over the Internet might be eliminated, if incoming antiabortion legislators get their way. More »

A Moment With The Awesome 101-Year-Old Lady Who Walks To Work Every Day

Dodai Stewart — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 12:30:00 EST

Sally Gordon was born in 1909, has worked all her life, and has no plans to retire. Also, she has excellent taste in hats. More »

Supreme Court Empowers Abortion Opponents

Irin Carmon — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 17:20:59 EST

It's not your imagination: Abortion rights are under assault in the U.S. as never before. And you can thank a 2007 Supreme Court decision for the state-by-state onslaught. More »

Republican Senator Sponsors Abortion Legislation To Credit Belief Over Scientific Consensus

Megan Carpentier — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 16:13:09 EDT

Nebraska Senator (and former Bush Agriculture Secretary) Mike Johanns is sponsoring federal legislation to make doctors tell women having abortions that fetuses can feel pain at 20 weeks despite there being no scientific consent on that. Silly "science." [AP] More »

Abortion Rights Take One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

Irin Carmon — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:30:24 EDT

A Bush-appointed judge temporarily blocked a Nebraska law requiring "mental health screenings" of abortion seekers. And Missouri's Democratic governor allowed a law requiring providers to give a detailed description of fetal development and a brochure declaring life begins at conception. More »

TGIF

Anna Holmes — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 16:50:00 EDT

[Omaha, June 4. Image via AP]

Iraqi Dog Is On Route To US • Nebraska To Rewrite Safe-Haven Law

Maria — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:30:00 EDT

• Ratchet, the adopted Iraqi pup of US soldier Gwen Beberg, was picked up yesterday by Baghdad Pups and is expected to arrive in Beberg's hometown later this week. • A 29-year-old man in Michigan was arrested on Thursday for using a car wash vacuum for his "sexual pleasure." • British authorities announced today that Chinese-made "I Love You" flavored body sprays sold in sex shops in England have been found to be tainted with melamine.• Here is video footage of a pride of white African lions (including cute lion kitties) that have been released into a wild reserve in South Africa. • More »

A 14-year-old girl from Iowa was returned...

Maria — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:20:00 EDT

A 14-year-old girl from Iowa was returned to her grandparents yesterday after they abandoned her at Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska on Tuesday to "teach her a lesson." A new law in Nebraska went into effect this summer that would absolve abandonment charges of anyone who leaves an unwanted child at a state-licensed hospital. The grandparents, who are the teen's guardians, drove over state lines to abandon her, but then wanted her back. Although the girl was returned safely, state officials warned that they cannot guarantee that a child will be returned to parents if they have a change of heart. [CNN] More »