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Aug 15, 2018

ICE vs. Nebraska Nice: An account of the Immigration Enforcement Raid in O’Neill

A large-scale immigration raid was conducted in and around O’Neill, Nebraska, the morning of Aug. 8, in relation to an indictment brought by U.S. Attorney Lesley Woods. One hundred thirty-three immigrants...

Aug 2, 2018

Warrant Forgiveness Week is Aug. 7-10

The Lancaster County Attorney and the Lincoln City Attorney have designated Aug. 7-10 as "Warrant Week," a program that provides warrant forgiveness on outstanding warrants on misdemeanors in Lancaster...

Jul 12, 2018

ACLU of Nebraska Launches Bail Fund and Survey

The ACLU of Nebraska launched a bail fund to address the practice of jailing low-income Nebraskans who are unable to afford money bail. If this has happened to you, we want to hear your story.

Jul 5, 2018

ACLU of Nebraska statement on death warrant for Carey Dean Moore

The Nebraska Supreme Court issued a death warrant today for Carey Dean Moore. This will be the first death penalty execution in the state since 1997 and the first conducted by lethal injection.

Jun 28, 2018

Survey: Tell us about cops in your school

The ACLU of Nebraska is monitoring the expansion of school resource officers (SROs) in our schools because they disproportionately target students of color, fueling the school-to-prison pipeline. Legal and...

Jun 18, 2018

ACLU of Nebraska statement on court's order for Corrections to release death penalty drug records

LINCOLN, Neb. -- Today the District Court of Lancaster County ordered the state Department of Corrections to release records they'd kept hidden from the ACLU of Nebraska and the state's media outlets...