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Oct 25, 2018

Civil rights & community groups work to make polling places accessible to transgender Nebraska voters

LINCOLN, Neb – Today the ACLU of Nebraska, Nebraska Civic Engagement Table, Civic Nebraska, Outlinc and the Professional Transgender Resource Network provided education to state and county election...

Oct 15, 2018

ACLU Requests Investigation & Correction to UNL Lactation Spaces

A recent Facebook post and intake to our legal team concerning a lactation space at UNL’s Beadle Center just feet away from a toilet has prompted the ACLU of Nebraska to send a letter to the Chancellor...

Oct 5, 2018

Hundreds of Activists from NE, AK, CO, WV and ME Arrive in D.C. to Voice Opposition to Kavanaugh

Sexual assault survivors and activists from Alaska, Nebraska, West Virginia, Colorado, and Maine will descend on Capitol Hill Thursday, to share their stories directly with senators and join the call for...

Sep 28, 2018

‘Banned Book Week’ Hits Too Close To Home

Ideas are powerful. That’s why intellectual freedom is protected by the First Amendment—and it's also why sometimes government tries to suppress provocative ideas.

Aug 29, 2018

Pumped Up for Back to School: Supporting Breastfeeding Students in Higher Education

Each August, thousands of Nebraska students return to college campuses across the state. Apart from signifying Back to School, August is also National Breastfeeding Month.

Aug 28, 2018

A Local Reflection on the National Prison Strike

Last week, incarcerated individuals across the country launched a nationwide strike with 10 demands for improved living conditions, greater access to resources and the end of "modern-day slavery.”