Kerr v. Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska

Severs, Judge.

The University of Nebraska College of Law Student-Faculty Honor Committee (Honor Committee) found that Michael M. Kerr should be dismissed from the College of Law for engaging in four “exceedingly flagrant” instances of plagiarism. After an appeal, College of Law Dean Steven L. Willbom affirmed the decision of the Honor Committee. Kerr filed a petition in the district court for Lancaster County under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). Kerr now appeals from the order of the district court that dismissed his petition for lack of jurisdiction.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

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