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Our findings make it clear that Nebraska schools employing school police must implement training and program requirements in LB390 to protect both students' civil rights and parents' rights. We thank Sen. Patty Pansing Brooks for introducing and prioritizing this critical legislation.

What many fail to understand is that being gay is part of who I am; being gay is not all that I am. I do not want special treatment, but I do want to be treated fairly. I want to compete without the deck being stacked against me, and I do not want to leave my home state to have that opportunity.

A parent should be able to put their faith in an officer who is there to keep their children safe, but based on our experience, I am concerned about having police in school. In our case, they did more harm than good.

The First Step Act, recently passed by Congress and signed into law by President Trump, included some small but important steps to address the unique needs of America’s incarcerated women.

It’s been over a year since the filing of our historic federal class action challenging dangerous overcrowding and unconstitutional conditions of confinement in Nebraska’s crisis-riddled prison system.

The last year was another relentless attack on civil rights and civil liberties. Nevertheless, we persisted, we resisted, and we achieved important progress.
These victories belong to you and to all Nebraskans. Thank you for standing with us as we dare to create a more perfect union.

Our report, "From the Classroom to the Courtroom: A Review of Nebraska's School Police Programs," is in response to intakes received by our office and an increased awareness about the devastating impacts of the school to prison pipeline.

I recently decided to form a business and wanted to name my latest venture Hookers and Blow, LLC. However, when I attempted to get the name certified with the secretary of state, my filing was rejected.

Today marks the 40th anniversary of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA), passed with the goal of ensuring that pregnancy, childbirth or postpartum conditions do not force women out of the workforce.