Press Releases

Immigrants’ Rights Advocates Weigh in on Guardianship Case Before Nebraska Supreme Court

This is both an immigrants’ rights issue and a clear-cut matter of family law.

With Governor’s Signature, Nebraska’s Abortion Ban Enters State Constitution

Nebraskans should not lose sight of how close this race was.

ACLU of Nebraska Issues Media Statement on Abortion Rights Election Results

An initiative seeking to protect abortion rights fell just short, 49-51%.

After ACLU of Nebraska Sues, Federal Officials Hand Over Fremont Records

Fremont officials made use of a federal online program to investigate community members’ citizenship or immigration status, but only for professional licensing applications — not for enforcing the city’s controversial immigrant housing ban.

ACLU of Nebraska and RISE Send Voting Rights Information to County Jails

Thousands of people who are incarcerated in Nebraska’s county jails will have access to voting rights information this week thanks to a mass mailing.

New Digital Ads Encourage Nebraskans to Cast an Informed Vote on Judges

This Election Day, Nebraskans will decide whether 33 judges keep their current roles or end their terms on the court.

Nebraska Supreme Court Orders Elections Officials to Let Thousands of Nebraskans with Felony Convictions Vote

Attorneys with the American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Nebraska, and Faegre Drinker litigated the case to victory.

Media Statement on UNL Closing Diversity Office

The decision at the state’s largest university comes amid a nationwide wave of efforts to defund or outright ban similar programs in colleges and universities.

Thousands of Nebraskans’ Voting Rights at Stake in New Lawsuit

Nebraskans who are at risk of being denied a vote this year are suing Nebraska’s top elections official and the Douglas and Hall County Election Commissioners in hopes of ensuring they will have a voice at the polls this November.