Press Releases

ACLU of Nebraska Announces Sam Petto as Communications Director

A Nebraska native, Petto brings experience in public relations and journalism to the role.

ACLU of Nebraska Launches Website To Empower Transgender Nebraskans

Today the ACLU of Nebraska launched a first of its kind website, transNebraska.org, to empower transgender and gender nonconforming Nebraskans to know and understand their rights.

ACLU Study: Implementation of “Abortion Reversal” Laws Raises Serious Questions

Today the ACLU of Nebraska released a report summarizing the so-called “abortion reversal” laws in seven states to monitor implementation of LB 209 passed in Nebraska's 2019 legislative session.

ACLU Victory: Federal Court Rules Incarcerated Nebraskans Have Fundamental Right to Marry

Today the ACLU of Nebraska won a lawsuit in federal court on behalf of their clients Paul Gillpatrick and Niccole Wetherell who are Nebraskans incarcerated in state correctional facilities. The Plaintiffs have been engaged since 2012.