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In this photo from Feb. 2, 2017, a city block is seen in downtown Beatrice, in Gage County, Neb. When six people went to prison for the 1985 rape and murder of a 68-year-old Nebraska woman, county officials figured they had put the gruesome high-profile case behind them. But after DNA evidence exonerated all six of the accused in 2008, the rural farming county just south of Lincoln found itself facing a new problem, a $28 million federal judgment that could force officials to file for bankruptcy. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
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In this Feb. 2, 2017, photo, Nick Jurgens, stands behind the counter amongst collectibles he keeps in his computer repair store in Beatrice, Neb. When six people went to prison for the 1985 rape and murder of a 68-year-old Nebraska woman, county officials figured they had put the gruesome high-profile case behind them. But after DNA evidence exonerated all six of the accused in 2008, the rural farming county just south of Lincoln found itself facing a new problem - a $28 million federal judgment that could force officials to file for bankruptcy. "I just hate the thought of them holding the citizens accountable for that money," said Jurgens. "It wasn't really any of our faults. But where else can you pull the money from? It's not like you can have a bake sale." (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
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In this Feb. 2, 2017, photo, Darrell Fletcher sits in his carpet and decorating shop in downtown Beatrice, Neb., as the street is reflected off the display window. When six people went to prison for the 1985 rape and murder of a 68-year-old Nebraska woman, county officials figured they had put the gruesome high-profile case behind them. But after DNA evidence exonerated all six of the accused in 2008, the rural farming county just south of Lincoln found itself facing a new problem - a $28 million federal judgment that could force officials to file for bankruptcy. Fletcher said it could be devastating, "It's going to affect the whole town, businesses, farmers, you name it." (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
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In this Feb. 2, 2017, photo, Darrell Fletcher stands in his carpet and decorating shop in downtown Beatrice, Neb. When six people went to prison for the 1985 rape and murder of a 68-year-old Nebraska woman, county officials figured they had put the gruesome high-profile case behind them. But after DNA evidence exonerated all six of the accused in 2008, the rural farming county just south of Lincoln found itself facing a new problem - a $28 million federal judgment that could force officials to file for bankruptcy. Fletcher said it could be devastating, "It's going to affect the whole town, businesses, farmers, you name it." (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
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In this Feb. 2, 2017 photo, farmer Don Schuller holds his tax statement, at his home office in Wymore, Neb. When six people went to prison for the 1985 rape and murder of a 68-year-old Nebraska woman, county officials figured they had put the gruesome high-profile case behind them. But after DNA evidence exonerated all six of the accused in 2008, the rural farming county just south of Lincoln found itself facing a new problem, a $28 million federal judgment that could force officials to file for bankruptcy. Schuller estimates his county property tax bill could quadruple if officials are forced to pay the judgment all in one year. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
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In this Feb. 2, 2017 photo, farmer Don Schuller walks outside his home in Wymore, Neb. When six people went to prison for the 1985 rape and murder of a 68-year-old Nebraska woman, county officials figured they had put the gruesome high-profile case behind them. But after DNA evidence exonerated all six of the accused in 2008, the rural farming county just south of Lincoln found itself facing a new problem, a $28 million federal judgment that could force officials to file for bankruptcy. Schuller estimates his county property tax bill could quadruple if officials are forced to pay the judgment all in one year. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
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In this Tuesday Feb. 21, 2017 photo, Kathleen A Foster, Senior Curator of American Art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art speaks in front of two watercolor paintings in Philadelphia. "American Watercolor in the Age of Homer and Sargent" will be on view from March 1 to May 14, 2017, bringing together masterpieces drawn from public and private collections throughout the county, and will be shown only in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma)
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In this Tuesday Feb. 21, 2017 photo, a banner advertises an upcoming exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia. "American Watercolor in the Age of Homer and Sargent" will be on view from March 1 to May 14, 2017, bringing together masterpieces drawn from public and private collections throughout the county, and will be shown only in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma)
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In this Tuesday Feb. 21, 2017 photo, installations technicians Eric Griffin, left, and Gus Boyce hang Fresh Air by Winslow Homer at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia. "American Watercolor in the Age of Homer and Sargent" will be on view from March 1 to May 14, 2017, bringing together masterpieces drawn from public and private collections throughout the county, and will be shown only in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma)
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People hold lit candles and pay their respect at a vigil held for the 18-year-old Subway employee Javier Flores Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, in Houston. Houston police say Flores was fatally shot as he tried to protect his mother during an attempted robbery at the store. The robbers fled empty-handed. (Yi-Chin Lee/Houston Chronicle via AP)
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People pay their respect at a vigil held for the 18-year-old Subway employee Javier Flores Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, in Houston. Police say the Flores and his mother were the only people working in the southeast Houston Subway restaurant near closing time Wednesday night when two assailants rushed in and pointed a gun at the woman. Flores was fatally shot as he tried to protect his mother during an attempted robbery at the store. (Yi-Chin Lee/Houston Chronicle via AP)
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FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2017 file-pool photo, Attorney General Jeff Sessions is greeted by employees as he arrives at the Justice Department in Washington. The federal prison population is on the decline, but a new attorney general who talks tough on drugs and crime could usher in a reversal of that trend. The resources of a prison system that for years has grappled with overcrowding, but that experienced a population drop as Justice Department leaders pushed a different approach to drug prosecutions, could again be taxed. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
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FILE - In this Oct. 15, 2015 file photo, a guard tower looms over a federal prison complex which houses a Supermax facility outside Florence, in southern Colorado. The federal prison population is on the decline, but a new attorney general who talks tough on drugs and crime could usher in a reversal of that trend. The resources of a prison system that for years has grappled with overcrowding, but that experienced a population drop as Justice Department leaders pushed a different approach to drug prosecutions, could again be taxed. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley,File)
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FILE - In this April 15, 1975 file photo, Heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali, and Little Muhammad Ali, his 2 1/2 year old son, arrive at Miami Beach, Fla. Muhammad Ali's son, who bears the boxing great's name, was detained by immigration officials at a Florida airport and questioned about his ancestry and religion in what amounted to unconstitutional profiling, a family friend said Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017. (AP Photo/File)
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Police talk to a woman at the scene where a vehicle slammed into a crowd and other vehicles, causing multiple injuries, during the Krewe of Endymion parade in New Orleans, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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A woman talks on a phone at the scene of where a truck slammed into a crowd and other vehicles, causing multiple injuries, during the Krewe of Endymion parade in New Orleans, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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Police stand next to a pickup truck that slammed into a crowd and other vehicles, causing multiple injuries, coming to a stop against a dump truck, during the Krewe of Endymion parade in New Orleans, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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In this April 15, 1975 file photo, Heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali, and Little Muhammad Ali, his 2 1/2 year old son, arrive at Miami Beach, Fla. Muhammad Ali's son, who bears the boxing great's name, was detained by immigration officials at a Florida airport and questioned about his ancestry and religion in what amounted to unconstitutional profiling, a family friend said Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017. (AP Photo/File)
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Former Clemson receiver Mike Williams runs drills, Monday, Feb. 13, 2017, in Phoenix during a football workout for the upcoming NFL combine. (AP Photo/Matt York)
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Former Clemson receiver Mike Williams runs drills, Monday, Feb. 13, 2017, in Phoenix during a football workout for the upcoming NFL combine. (AP Photo/Matt York)
