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In this Season of Giving, the Omaha City Council Helped The Most Vulnerable
It is the season of giving and Nebraskans are known around the country for their generous spirit. Yet those in Omaha who ask for help have been ticketed and thrown in jail for up to 14 days for holding signs asking for help.
By Danielle Conrad
Discrimination on the Basis of Religion or Nationality Are Not Nebraska Values
By Danielle Conrad, Executive Director of the ACLU of Nebraska and Mary-Beth Muskin, Executive Director of the Anti-Defamation League of Nebraska.
By Danielle Conrad
Giving Every Child An Opportunity to Play
Like the mom of a transgender daughter in Illinois, the moms who call our office to talk about their transgender children just want their kids to have an opportunity to do well in school.
By Amy Miller
Journal Star Editorial: Reform seizure procedures
The Lincoln Journal Star Editorial Board joins the ACLU in calling for reforms to Nebraska's civil forfeiture laws.
Report: black drivers still stopped at disproportionate rate
Data from 2014 continues the trend of Nebraska law enforcement pulling over a disproportionate number of people of color.
Nebraska’s Attempts To Get Lethal Injection Drugs - A GIF History
The ACLU of Nebraska has dug through hundreds of pages of records about Nebraska’s attempts to obtain lethal injection drugs.
Recent law enforcement training a positive step
As a retired law-enforcement officer with over 26 years of experience, I know that law enforcement officers must make split second decisions that frequently can save lives. These decisions can also endanger lives. With so much at stake, it is important that our officers on the street have robust training to help them make these split second decisions and that communities have full faith and trust in the officers tasked with keeping our communities safe.
By Leslie J Seymore
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