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Creighton Law Review
INTRODUCTION|The American theory of government recognizes that sovereign power is not homogeneous. It is divisible, rather, into at least three forms. First is legislative power, the power to make policy and set standards for society at large. Second is executive power, the power to assure the observance of those standards by the governed. Third is judicial power, the power to determine in individual circumstances whether compliance with standards has been accomplished. Judicial power also is the power to announce what the standard is, that is, to interpret the law...1992-199397262
Dealing with the Resolution Trust Corporation and Related Current Real Estate Issues : A Workshop for Attorneys, Bankers, Accountants, Appraisers, Developers and Real Estate Professionals
Creighton Law Review
INTRODUCTION|On April 2, 1985, the Attorney General of the State of Nebraska issued a legal opinion on the rights of Nebraskans to use the waters of the Missouri River for recreational purposes. The Assistant Director of the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission had requested a ruling on whether members of the public could use the banks of the Missouri River for hunting, fishing, and boating activities without securing prior permission from abutting riparian landowners. The Attorney General held that they could not, stating that "the public has no right to utilize the banks of the Missouri River without the permission of the landowners except to portage or otherwise transport a non-powered vessel around a fence or obstruction in the river." The opinion relied on two legal bases:...1985-1986169191
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