Nebraska Attorney General

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The Nebraska Attorney General is the state's chief legal officer, responsible for representing Nebraska in legal matters, enforcing state law, and providing legal advice to state agencies and officials.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional officer ⓘ
public office ⓘ
state attorney general ⓘ
alsoKnownAs AG of Nebraska ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction State of Nebraska ⓘ
linked to: Nebraska
appointedBy Nebraska voters ⓘ
branchOfGovernment executive branch of Nebraska ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
eligibleFor reelection ⓘ
employs administrative staff ⓘ
assistant attorneys general ⓘ
state investigators ⓘ
hasDuty defend Nebraska statutes in court ⓘ
enforce Nebraska state law ⓘ
enforce antitrust laws at the state level ⓘ
enforce charitable trust and nonprofit regulations ⓘ
issue formal legal opinions ⓘ
oversee consumer protection actions ⓘ
participate in multistate investigations and litigation ⓘ
prosecute certain criminal cases on behalf of the state ⓘ
provide legal advice to state agencies ⓘ
provide legal advice to state officials ⓘ
represent Nebraska before the United States Supreme Court ⓘ
represent Nebraska in federal court ⓘ
represent the State of Nebraska in legal matters ⓘ
hasJurisdiction charitable trust enforcement in Nebraska ⓘ
civil law in Nebraska ⓘ
consumer protection enforcement in Nebraska ⓘ
criminal law in Nebraska ⓘ
state agencies of Nebraska ⓘ
headquartersLocation Nebraska State Capitol ⓘ
legalForm elected office ⓘ
officeCreatedBy Nebraska Constitution ⓘ
officeHeldBy Mike Hilgers ⓘ
officeHolderStartTime January 5, 2023 ⓘ
oversees Nebraska Department of Justice ⓘ
participatesIn National Association of Attorneys General ⓘ
partOf Nebraska state government ⓘ
positionHeldBy Republican Party politicians ⓘ
residence Lincoln, Nebraska ⓘ
seat Lincoln, Nebraska ⓘ
selectionMethod popular election ⓘ
style Attorney General of Nebraska ⓘ
subordinateTo Nebraska Constitution ⓘ
Nebraska voters ⓘ
termLength 4 years ⓘ
worksWith Governor of Nebraska ⓘ
Nebraska Legislature ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nebraska state government → hasOfficeholder → Nebraska Attorney General ⓘ
Don Stenberg → positionHeld → Attorney General of Nebraska ⓘ
linked to: Nebraska Attorney General
executive branch of Nebraska → includesOffice → Nebraska Attorney General ⓘ
Nebraska Attorney General → oversees → Nebraska Department of Justice ⓘ
linked to: Nebraska Attorney General
Nebraska Attorney General → style → Attorney General of Nebraska ⓘ
linked to: Nebraska Attorney General