Abstract
In 2005, I wrote an article in this Review endeavoring to condense Nebraska choice-of-law principles into black-letter, Restatement-like rules. My purpose in doing so was to help busy judges and lawyers who generally lack the luxury of time necessary to navigate the shifting landscape of post-Conflicts-Revolution doctrine. The article had some success. It got cited a bit, and some lawyers and judges have told me that it was helpful to them.
More than a decade later, it is time to update it. Some of the rules are still accurate and some need revision. A few new rules are added for completeness. Nebraska follows the Second Conflicts Restatement, which was promulgated in 1971. With work underway on a Third Restatement, it seems likely that at some point the Third Restatement will influence Nebraska courts, so I will note the Third Restatement drafts where they are germane.
I will not repeat all the analysis that went into the rules I drafted in 2005. Instead, I will repeat the original black-letter rules and assess them in light of developments since then. If the rule needs revision, I will offer a revised rule. In some cases, I draft new rules either for the sake of completeness or to update the analysis. Revised and new rules are so labeled. In conclusion, I condense the current rules into black letter form.