Don Stenberg [RG6290.AM]

RG6290.AM: Don Stenberg, 1948-

Papers: 1990-2000

Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska: Attorney General

Size: 0.6 cu.ft.; 2 boxes

Born in 1948, Don Stenberg attended public school at Tekamah, Nebraska, before continuing his education and graduating from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (1970), Harvard Law School (1974), and Harvard Business School (1974). He returned to Lincoln, Nebraska, where he practiced law. He served as legal counsel to Nebraska Governor Charles Thone, as well as director of the Governor’s Policy Research Office, assistant to the Governor, and director of the Department of Administrative Services. Stenberg ran for and was elected Nebraska Attorney General in 1990. He served in that capacity from 1991 to 2003. During that time, he argued several high-profile cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. Stenberg ran for U.S. Senate in 1996, 2000, 2006 and 2012 but was defeated. He was elected State Treasurer in 2010 and again in 2014.

This collection consists of two boxes of papers relating to Don Stenberg’s time as the Nebraska Attorney General. The collection includes court documents for several high-profile cases argued before the U.S. Supreme Court. Also included are files on Stenberg’s 1990 campaign for Attorney General and his 2000 campaign for U.S. Senate.

Note: See the moving image and photo components [RG6290.MI; RG6290.PH] for related materials.

Box 1

Folder

1. Don Stenberg, Attorney General of the State of Nebraska, et.al., v. Leroy Carhart, M.D.
2. Stenberg v. Carhart argument
3. Stenberg v. Carhart official proceedings
4. Stenberg v. Carhart newspaper clippings
5. Clarence Victor v. State of Nebraska
6. Kansas v. Nebraska and Colorado. Settlement Evaluation and Report, pt. 1
7. Kansas v. Nebraska and Colorado. Settlement Evaluation and Report, pt. 2

Box 2

Folder

1. Kansas v. Nebraska and Colorado. Settlement Evaluation and Report, pt. 3
2. 1990 Nebraska Attorney General Campaign
3. 2000 Nebraska United States Senate Campaign

Carhart, LeRoy Harrison, 1941-2023

Stenberg, Don, 1948-

Victor, Clarence, 1932-2015

Nebraska. Office of the Attorney General

Republican River Compact Administration

United States. Supreme Court

Abortion

Actions and defenses

Attorney’s general

Court proceedings

Law and legislation

Lawyers

Political campaigns

Politicians

Politics and government

Murder

Water rights