The Nebraska Supreme Court will hear arguments on three ballot initiative challenges regarding abortion rights on Monday, September 9, 2024. The cases are scheduled to begin at 10:00 am in the Supreme Court Courtroom, State Capitol, Lincoln, Nebraska, with each side allotted 15 minutes.
Additionally, the court will hear arguments on a ballot initiative challenge concerning private school scholarships on Tuesday, September 10, 2024. This case is set for 2:00 pm in the same courtroom and will also allow each side 15 minutes.
These argument sessions can be viewed live on Nebraska Public Media’s Live page: https://nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/watch/live/. The full court schedule is available on the Nebraska Supreme Court Call: https://supremecourt.nebraska.gov/courts/supreme-court/supreme-court-call. Supreme Court arguments are livestreamed and posted to the argument archive (https://supremecourt.nebraska.gov/courts/supreme-court/supreme-court-oral-argument-archive) within 24 hours.
For inquiries, contact the Public Information Officer at 402-429-7635 or janet.bancroft@nejudicial.gov.
*This article has been updated to reflect the addition of (S-24-658) State ex rel Collar v. Evnen (Private school scholarship – Original Action).
The Constitution of the State of Nebraska distributes judicial power among the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, district courts, and county courts. All state courts operate under the administrative direction of the Supreme Court. In addition to constitutionally created courts, Nebraska's judicial system includes separate juvenile courts in Douglas, Lancaster, and Sarpy Counties and a statewide Workers’ Compensation Court.