Nebraska CON
The District Court of Lancaster County, Nebraska heard oral arguments from IJ Senior Attorney Andrew Ward on behalf of Marc N’Da who was told he needed a “certificate of public convenience and necessity”, or CON, by the government to operate a business transporting clients to pharmacies or doctor appointments. CONs artificially restrict businesses from opening and, as laid out by IJ, violate three different parts of the Nebraska Constitution.
Attorney Who Argued The Hearing
Andrew Ward
Senior Attorney
about the case
Nebraska CON
Marc is allowed to drive customers to the grocery store, but if he wants to drive them to the pharmacy or a routine doctor’s appointment, he needs permission from his competitors. This nonsensical rule hurts…