Introduction
The Nebraska Legal Diversity Website is pleased to provide links to these local and national publications and resources.
Resources:
- 2006 Minority Justice Progress ReportClick here to review the Minority Justice Committee's progress in 2006!
- Need to find an interpreter?
Click here to view the current list of Nebraska's Court Certified Interpreters.
- Minority and Justice Task Force Final Report Interested in Issues of Racial and Ethnic Fairness in the Courts and Legal Profession? Click here to view the 2003 Final Report of the Nebraska Minority and Justice Task Force.
- 2005 Progress Report of the Minority and Justice Implementation CommitteeThe Nebraska Minority and Justice Implementation Committee is a joint initiative of the Nebraska Supreme Court and the Nebraska State Bar Association, established to examine and address issues and perceptions of racial and ethnic bias in the court system. Click here to review the progress made by the Minority and Justice Implementation Commmittee in 2005!
- The Resource Referral Guide, provides a compilation of contact information for various groups and agencies. The guide is available to inform citizens where they can direct discrimination complaints, receive community support and/or obtain legal representation.
- Nebraska's Indigent Defense Report The analysis begins with a report card for Nebraska which assesses Nebraska’s compliance with the “ABA Ten Principles of A Public Defense Delivery System.” Second, information about county indigent defense costs and cases is presented and compared to data collected in 1993. The findings and recommendations from the 1993 report are revisited, and the Spangenberg Group, national experts on the issue of indigent defense, offer their assessment of Nebraska’s progress. Hard copies of the report are available at the Nebraska State Bar Association.
- Access to the Bench: How to Apply for a JudgeshipA comprehensive manual providing information on the application and interview process of applying for a judgeship in Nebraksa. Sponsored by the Minority and Justice Implementation Committee (NSBA and NSC), the Midlands Bar Association and the Nebraska Hispanic Bar Association.
- Law Schools Recruit Minority Students: April 23, 2006 article in the Lincoln Journal Star
- Diversifying State Bar a Challenge April 23, 2006 Lincoln Journal Star
- National Standards of Practice for Legal Interpreters
- Using Interpreters in Nebraska's Courtrooms
