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Why Nebraska Court Records are Available to the Public?

In 1886, the Nebraska State Legislature passed a law named the Nebraska Public Records Law. This law was enabled with the last changes in 2007 and aims to ensure disclosure of court records and other public records to the public.

What Court Records Access Means To You?

The law is similar to the Nebraska Open Meetings Act legislates the methods by which public meetings are conducted at the Nebraska Public Records Law intent is that all records maintained by state and local government entities be available for public access and copying. Sections 84-712 - 84-712.09 of the Nebraska Revised Statutes define the law.

Accountability to the Public

When the legislature enacted Nebraska Public Records Law, it expressively declared that access to information concerning the conduct of the people’s business is a fundamental and necessary right of every person in this state, Nebraska Public Records Law. In Nebraska access to the government and court records in particular has been deemed a fundamental interest in citizenship and has emphasized that maxim disclosure of the conduct of governmental operations [is] to be promoted by the act. By promoting prompt public access to government records, the Nebraska Public Records Law is intended to safeguard the accountability of government to the public.

How the Nebraska Court Process Functions?

Most cases in Nebraska courts begin in one of the 93 superior or trial courts located in each of the state’s 93 counties.

The next level of judicial authority resides with the Court of Appeals. Most cases before the Court of Appeals involves the review of a superior court decision being contested by a party involved in the case.

The Supreme Court serves as the highest court in the state and has the discretion to review decisions of the Court of Appeals in order to settle important questions of law and to resolve conflicts among the Court of Appeals.

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