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‘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.
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.
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.”
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 were detained.
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.
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.
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 policy research only tell us part of the story. That's why we need to hear from you!
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 regarding the purchase of drugs to be used for lethal injection.
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