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In 2010, the ACLU of Nebraska threatened to sue Schuyler Community Schools for putting out a registration form that said students and their families would face criminal prosecution and expulsion if they lied about being here legally.

For years, women’s reproductive rights have been a hot-button issue in our political system. In the aughts, we have seen the government go both forward and back in instituting laws that allow women the freedom of deciding what is best for their own bodies. The ACLU has always worked to ensure that this freedom remains constant within the scope of our Constitution.

On this day two years ago, the ACLU of Nebraska and law firm Koenig Dunne filed a historic federal lawsuit on behalf of seven same-sex couples seeking recognition of their out-of-state marriages or seeking the freedom to marry in Nebraska.

With an election right around the corner, we’re reflecting on some of the victories for democracy that have been a part of the ACLU’s 50 years of defending freedom in Nebraska. Fr

“Lesbian woman needs roommate to share large four bedroom house with fireplace”

One evening in 1983, Sabrina Fields and a friend were walking in downtown Omaha. This shouldn’t be a crime. But an Omaha police officer decided that their behavior violated Omaha’s loitering and prowling ordinance. Thankfully, Sabrina knew her rights and fought her ticket in court.

In 2006, the Nebraska Public Service Commission listened to ACLU of Nebraska lawyers argue against phone companies like AT&T and Verizon, who violated state law by cooperating with the National Security Agency’s wiretapping and phone spying programs. That year, ACLU Nationwide took action against NSA snooping via phone companies.

In the ACLU of Nebraska's second year, we looked into a situation at Westside High School in Omaha involving three students who were asked to stay home until they cut their hair.

In 1982, Banned Books Week became a national celebration. Before, state governments and local school districts had made attempts to ban several books.