Allegations of witness tampering surfaced this week as the latest wrinkle in the ongoing lawsuit and investigations against Nebraska's two medical cannabis petitions.
"Our concern is that this will end up being a trial by ambush, which is incredibly unfair to our clients and undermines the right of the initiative."
The Nebraska Attorney General's Office, defending Secretary of State Bob Evnen (R) in the lawsuit while also pursuing a separate challenge to the petitions, denied any wrongdoing at a Friday hearing with Lancaster County District Court Judge Susan Strong.
At that pretrial hearing, Judge Strong heard arguments on the allegation and ruled no ethical violations took place.
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