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For the Public: Nebraska Minority Justice Committee

The Nebraska Minority Justice Committee (MJC) is a unique statewide collaboration that works to develop and implement just and sustainable policy reforms that will not only improve the system of justice but will also strengthen public trust and confidence in our laws and court system. The Committee is a joint effort of the Nebraska State Bar Association and the Nebraska Supreme Court, appointed by the Supreme Court in May of 2003 in response to a Task Force’s two-year investigation of racial and ethnic bias and discrimination in Nebraska’s justice system. The mission of the Committee is to achieve three primary aims:

1. address racial disparities in both the juvenile and adult justice systems
2. ensure equal access to justice
3. increase the diversity of Nebraska’s judicial work forces and legal profession

For more information, please contact: Liz Neeley, Ph.D, Director of the Nebraska Minority Justice Committee at (402) 475-7091 or via e-mail at lneeley@nebar.com.

Reports

• 2009 Progess Report of the Nebraska Minority and Justice Committee. (2010, January).  The Nebraska Minority Justice Committee
• Representative Juries Policy Final Report. (2008, December). The Nebraska Minority Justice Committee.
• 2008 Progress Report of the Nebraska Minority and Justice Implementation Committee. (2009, January). Nebraska Minority and Justice Task Force.
• 2007 Progress Report of the Nebraska Minority and Justice Implementation Committee. (2008 January). Nebraska Minority and Justice Task Force.
• 2006 Progress Report of the Nebraska Minority and Justice Implementation Committee. (2007, January). Nebraska Minority and Justice Task Force.
• 2005 Progress Report of the Nebraska Minority and Justice Implementation Committee. (2006, January). Nebraska Minority and Justice Task Force.
• Nebraska Minority and Justice Implementation Committee Progress Report. (2005, February). Nebraska Minority and Justice Task Force.
• Nebraska Minority and Justice Task Force/ Implementation Committee: The Indigent Defense System In Nebraska: An Update. (2004, October). Nebraska Minority and Justice Task Force.
• 2003 Progress Report of the Nebraska Minority and Justice Task Force. (2004, February).
• Original Minority Justice Task Force Final Report (2003, January)

For more about diversity in Nebraska's legal profession, please visit Nebraska Legal Diversity Website.

Related News

Diversity

• Call to Action Initiative Introduces Job Shadowing Program
• Attorney-Educator Inspires Participants at Nebraska Legal Diversity Summit (2009, October). The Daily Record
• Diversity Arm of State Bar is on a Roll (2009, August 11). The Daily Record
• Nebraska Minority Corporate Counsel Program Holds Second Networking Event (2009, July).  The Nebraska Lawyer
• State's Minority Committee Continues Seeking Justice. (2009, May) The Daily Record.
• Liberty Includes Right of Jury of Peers. (2009, May). The Daily Record.
• Nebraska Minority Corporate Counsel Program Holds Inaugural Event. (2009, April)  The Nebraska Lawyer
• Nebraska Legal Diversity Summit Set for Tomorrow at Doubltree Hotel. (2007, September). The Daily Record.
• Scoping out the Legal Scene. (2007, September). Picture in The Daily Record.
• Diversifying State Bar a Challenge. (2006, April), Lincoln Journal Star
• Law Schools aim to Recruit More Minorities. (2006, April), Lincoln Journal Star
• Harvard Law Professor To Participate in Legal Diversity Summit. (2006). The Daily Record.
• Legal Diversity Summit Deemed Huge Success by Organizers, Participants. (2005, April 19). The Daily Record.
• Nebraska's Legal Diversity Summit. (2005 May). CFI News, The Nebraska Lawyer.
• Diversity in the Legal Profession. (2004, June). The Nebraska Lawyer.

Year of the Juror

• Week of the Juror Begins Next Week. (2006, May), Lexington Clipper-Herald
• Proclamation Signed for Jury Appreciation Week. (2006, May), Lexington Clipper-Herald
• 2006: the Year of the Juror. (2006, March), Grand Island Independent
• Year of the Juror Aims to Foster Understanding and Participation. (2006, January 6). The Daily Record. (Click here for more in formation on and photos of the signing event)
• 2006 Year of the Juror. (2006, February). The Nebraska Lawyer.

Jury Reform

• Recent Efforts to Make Nebraska Juries More Representative of Their Communities. (2006, May) The Nebraska Lawyer.
• Jury Reform Train Has Left Station. (2005, May 2). The Daily Record.
• Govenor Signs LB 105. (2005, March 30). Press Release.

Indigent Defense Reform

• Indigent Defendants Need Funds. (2004, December 8). Lincoln Journal Star.
• Minority and Justice Implementation Committee Releases Update on Nebraska’s Indigent Defense Systems. Neeley, E. & Keefe, D. (2004 November/December).The Nebraska Lawyer.
• Minority and Justice Implementation Committee Releases Update on Nebraska’s Indigent Defense Systems. (2004). Microsoft Word Version / PDF Version. Press Release.

Miscellaneous

• Nebraska Minority Justice Committee and Nebraska Equal Opportunity Commission Partner to Provide Justice System Information to Refugee Populations (2009, September).  The Nebraska Lawyer
• Basic Court Documents to be Translated. (2008, January 21). Lincoln Journal Star
• State Above Average in Minority Incarceration, Study Says. (2007, July 22). Lincoln Journal Star
• Second Annual Barristers' Ball Deemed 'Un forgettable' (2006, May 25). The Daily Record
• Nebraska Efforts to Ensure Equal Access to Justice (2006, May). The Nebraska Lawyer.
• Changes Reported in Minority Justice. (2006, February). Lincoln Journal Star.
• Racial Profiling Reporting Ends. (2006, January 28), Omaha World Herald.
• Equal Access to Bail Bond. (2006 January). The Nebraska Lawyer.
• Interpreters Fill Courtroom Niche. (2005, October 26). Lincoln Journal Star.
• Minority Advocate Group Succeeds. (2005, March 3). North Platte Telegraph.
• Partnership with Supreme Court Commission on Children
• Reform Work Begins on Legal System. (2004, September 7). Lincoln Journal Star.
• Task Force: Changes Are Ongoing. (2004, September 7). Lincoln Journal Star.
• Immigration and Detainees in Nebraska. (2004, June). The Nebraska Lawyer.
• Race and Justice in Nebraska. (2004, June). The Nebraska Lawyer.
• Minority and Justice Implementation Committee Holding Town Hall Meetings. (2003 September). Press Release.
• Minority and Justice Implementation Committee Has Early Success--Kudos to Co-chair Dan Harris. (2003 September). Press Release.