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LINCOLN, Neb. – Today, the ACLU of Nebraska announced a new prosecutor and court accountability effort focused on the rights of Nebraskans who are financially struggling. The project is the first of its scope in the Cornhusker state.
LINCOLN, Neb. – Two Kilgore, Nebraska parents filed a federal civil rights lawsuit today, seeking accountability after school officials cut their children’s hair without permission, violating the family’s tr
LINCOLN, Neb. – Call it a reverse Mother’s Day gift. Staff members from the ACLU of Nebraska, Heartland Workers Center and Women’s Fund of Omaha delivered flowers and cards to Rep. Don Bacon and Rep.
LINCOLN, Neb. – Advocates and community members will greet state senators as they arrive at the Nebraska State Capitol tomorrow morning, urging them to support the Meatpacking Employees COVID-19 Protection Act.
LINCOLN, Neb. – The ACLU of Nebraska is calling on Governor Pete Ricketts to immediately reconsider two recent media access decisions so that no journalists are unjustly barred from covering his press conferences.
LINCOLN, Neb. – A federal civil rights lawsuit filed today seeks to hold Papillion police officers accountable for a traffic stop that involved officers tasing a man, holding him down on the ground and tackling his partner.