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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 (click here for more in formation on the Minority Justice Task Force). The mission of the Committee is to achieve three primary aims: address racial disparities in both the juvenile and adult justice systems ensure equal access to justice increase the diversity of Nebraska’s judicial work forces and legal profession For more in formation, 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 2007 Progress Report of the Nebraska Minority Justice Implementation Committee. (2008 January). Nebraska Minority Justice Task Force. 2006 Progress Report of the Nebraska Minority Justice Implementation Committee. (2007 January). Nebraska Minority Justice Task Force. 2005 Progress Report of the Nebraska Minority Justice Implementation Committee. (2006 January). Nebraska Minority Justice Task Force. Nebraska Minority Justice Implementation Committee Progress Report. (2005 February). Nebraska Minority Justice Task Force. Nebraska Minority Justice Task Force/ Implementation Committee: The Indigent Defense System In Nebraska: An Update. (2004 October). Nebraska Minority Justice Task Force. 2004 Progress Report of the Nebraska Minority Justice Task Force. (2004 February). 2003 Nebraska Minority and Justice Task Force Final Report. (2003 January). Nebraska Minority and Justice Task Force (partially funded by the State Justice Institute). For more about diversity in Nebraska's legal profession, please visit Nebraska Legal Diversity. Related News Diversity Basic Court Documents to be Translated. (2008, January 21). Lincoln Journal Star. 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 Jury Reform Train Has Left Station. (2005, May 2). The Daily Record. Governor Signs LB 105. (2005, March 30). Press Release. Recent Efforts to Make Nebraska Juries More Representative of Their Communities (2006, May) The Nebraska Lawyer. Indigent Defense Reform Report: Public defender’s office stretched thin. (2008, July 27). Lincoln Journal Star. 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 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.

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

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