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The Douglas County Courthouse is located at 1701 Farnam Street in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Built in 1912, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. Notable events at the courthouse include two lynchings and the city's first sit-in during the Civil Rights Movement .
Prior to European settlement of Nebraska, there were no known social or legal punishments for engaging in homosexual activity. Among several Native American tribes, customs of "two-spirit" individuals existed, where male-bodied or female-bodied people would dress, act and live as the opposite gender, as well as perform tasks associated with the opposite gender.
Occasionally used by the federal court: n/a U.S. Courthouse, Custom House & Post Office: Omaha? D. Neb. 1899–? Razed in the mid-1960s: n/a Federal Office Building† Omaha: 106 South 15th Street: D. Neb. 1933–c. 1960s Still in use by the federal government. n/a Edward Zorinsky Federal Building: Omaha: 1616 Capital Avenue: D. Neb. 1960s–2000
A groom in Nebraska died an hour after his wedding ceremony began, friends of the bride say.
Joe Coe, also known as George Smith, was an African-American laborer who was lynched on October 10, 1891, in Omaha, Nebraska. Overwhelmed by a mob of one thousand at the Douglas County Courthouse, the twelve city police officers stood by without intervening. Afterward, the mayor called the lynching "the most deplorable thing that has ever ...
Heineman, in federal court on behalf of seven same-sex couples. [14] The plaintiffs sought to overturn Nebraska's same-sex marriage ban and to have their out-of-state marriages recognized. [15] The case became Waters v. Ricketts when Pete Ricketts succeeded Dave Heineman as governor in January 2015.
The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Nebraska represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. As of August 17, 2024, the United States attorney is Susan T. Lehr, beginning on July 1, 2023.
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