Nebraska Supreme Court upholds ex-History Nebraska director’s case dismissal

By: Paul Hammel

Outlets: Nebraska Examiner

Published: January 30, 2026

Words: 612

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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LINCOLN – The state’s highest court confirmed what lower courts had already concluded, that the state botched the prosecution of a former director of History Nebraska.

In a 19-page opinion issued Friday, the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled that prosecutors with the Nebraska Attorney General’s Office failed to follow the proper procedure in appealing the dismissal of the prosecution for misuse of state funds against former History Nebraska Director Trevor Jones.

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