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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.
Secretary of state settles ACLU challenge of law blocking Independent candidates
LINCOLN, Neb. – Secretary of State John Gale has agreed to settle a case brought in federal court by the ACLU's Voting Rights Project, the ACLU of Nebraska, and Friedman Law Offices.
ACLU Files Suit Challenging Nebraska Law Blocking Independent Candidates
LINCOLN, Neb. –The ACLU's Voting Rights Project, the ACLU of Nebraska, and Friedman Law Offices filed a lawsuit in federal court today challenging a Nebraska law that established an unconstitutional and impermissible burden for independent candidates to access the ballot
AG Peterson’s DACA lawsuit not representative of Nebraskans
LINCOLN, Neb. – Yesterday Nebraska joined six other states in filing a lawsuit against the federal government to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The following is a statement from ACLU of Nebraska Executive Director Danielle Conrad:
ACLU Condemns Rush to Lawless Execution
Lincoln, NE- Today ACLU of Nebraska issued the following statement in regards to news reports that Attorney General Doug Peterson has filed paperwork to initiate executions in Nebraska. The statement may be attributed to Danielle Conrad, Executive Director ACLU of Nebraska:
Title X in Nebraska
A few months ago, I visited a family planning clinic in Lincoln and got to know some of my neighbors who use the Title X program. I met a single mom with three kids who works at an assisted living home and who does not have health insurance. She has been going to the clinic for three years and doesn’t know any other doctors she could go to if her clinic loses Title X funding. Title X was established in 1970 and is our nation's signature family planning program which provides grants to healthcare providers who provide well-woman exams, lifesaving cancer screening, STD testing and treatment, and contraception. The federal grants pass through the state budget and go directly to healthcare providers. Title X money cannot be used for abortion-related services or for abortion.
Open Letter to Nebraska Superintendents on Student Walkouts
March 13, 2018
By Danielle Conrad
Nebraska Is Illegally Obtaining and Storing Execution Drugs in Defiance of Federal Law
For years, the state of Nebraska has had a troubled history of cutting corners in its zealous pursuit of lethal-injection drugs to keep its death penalty program alive. In November, the state announced that it would use an experimental drug cocktail not previously used in the United States to carry out its next execution. What the state didn’t reveal, however, is that it was violating federal law when acquiring the ingredients for the lethal cocktail.
By Danielle Conrad
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