50th Anniversary Memories

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2016 is the 50th anniversary of the ACLU of Nebraska. We will feature several memories from our five decades of defending freedom in the Cornhusker state here. Do you have a favorite memory? Share it with us!

Local Church Saved From Eviction

Back in 2001, The Church of the Awesome God moved into a location in north Lincoln. The building was being rented on the edge of an area zoned for industrial uses.

July 14, 2016

Students Have Rights Too

Constitutional violations in public schools across our country are far too common. Schools in America should not be constitutional dead zones - students still have their constitutional rights to free speech and privacy!

July 21, 2016

Display Your Signs!

One way that people often show their support is through political signage in their yards, everyone has the right to free speech and expression.  During the summer before the 2008 presidential election, the ACLU of Nebraska helped Lincoln citizens freely display their political support for that pr

July 28, 2016

Opening Up Homes to Nebraskan Youth

On August 5, 2015 Third District Judge John Colborn struck down 20-year-old policy that banned LGBT Nebraskans from providing foster care. This policy had been issued back in 1995 by the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services.

August 4, 2016

Tying The Knot Behind Bars

The right to marry is a fundamental American right.  Something that no one should be denied – even prison inmates.

August 11, 2016

Controversial But Not Illegal

David Dell is a passionate reproductive freedom activist and volunteers with Planned Parenthood to guard patients from protesters at the South Street clinic in Lincoln.

August 18, 2016