Five Nebraska Law professors were interviewed and quoted in articles in the month of February.
- Professor Danielle Jefferis and Rachel Tomlinson Dick, director of the Housing Justice Clinic, were interviewed by Flatwater Free Press regarding litigation between the Omaha Housing Authority and the state. Read the article, OHA stopped evictions to fight a lawsuit. It’s making Omaha’s public housing unsafe, staff says.
- Professor Jefferis was also interviewed for an Associated Press article on the expansion of immigrant detention sites. Read the article, Trump’s $45 billion expansion of immigrant detention sites faces pushback from communities.
- Professor Adam Thimmesch spoke to Rocky Mountain Public Media regarding sales and tax exemptions for data centers. Read the article, Competing bills could determine future of data centers in Colorado.
- Professor Paul Weitzel was interviewed the Flatwater Free Press about negotiation strategies for local governments. Read the article, The Omaha streetcar is 2 years behind schedule. Businesses doubt they will survive to see it open.
- Daniel Gutman, director of the First Amendment Clinic, spoke to local media outlets regarding a case filed by the First Amendment Clinic on behalf of an Omaha client. Read the story, Omaha bar owners files lawsuit over right to use “barbershop” in business name.
