Supreme Court Mandates Transparency When Appointing Counsel.

The article reports on the adoption of a rule on the appointment of counsel in criminal cases by the Nebraska Supreme Court on February 12, 2014. It says that the move is designed to have a transparency in the appointment process of counsel in every judicial district. It notes that the proposal of the said rule started in 2006 when a report's findings from the state's Minority Justice Committee showed the lack of process and transparency.