Press Releases

ACLU Unveils Investigative Report on Nebraska’s School Police Programs

Today the ACLU of Nebraska released a first of its kind investigative report detailing school police programs across Nebraska and analyzing their impact on students’ civil rights and civil liberties.

Statement regarding Ricketts' troop deployment to southern U.S. border

"We are disappointed in Governor Ricketts' decision to deploy the honorable men and women of the Nebraska National Guard to perpetuate a political war on immigrants, refugees and asylees."

Civil rights & community groups work to make polling places accessible to transgender Nebraska voters

LINCOLN, Neb – Today the ACLU of Nebraska, Nebraska Civic Engagement Table, Civic Nebraska, Outlinc and the Professional Transgender Resource Network provided education to state and county election officials about voting access for transgender and gender non-conforming Nebraskans.

ACLU Requests Investigation & Correction to UNL Lactation Spaces

A recent Facebook post and intake to our legal team concerning a lactation space at UNL’s Beadle Center just feet away from a toilet has prompted the ACLU of Nebraska to send a letter to the Chancellor Ronnie Green requesting immediate investigation and correction.

Hundreds of Activists from NE, AK, CO, WV and ME Arrive in D.C. to Voice Opposition to Kavanaugh

Sexual assault survivors and activists from Alaska, Nebraska, West Virginia, Colorado, and Maine will descend on Capitol Hill Thursday, to share their stories directly with senators and join the call for their senators to vote “no” on the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.

Statement on ICE raids conducted in the O'Neill area

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers are conducting immigration raids in the area of O'Neill, Nebraska. This statement is provided by Rose Godinez, legal and policy counsel for the ACLU of Nebraska:

Statement on lawsuit filed by pharmaceutical company regarding lethal injection drugs

Fresenius Kabi, a pharmaceutical company, just filed a lawsuit to prevent the state Dept. of Corrections from using lethal injection drugs in the scheduled execution of Carey Dean Moore Aug. 14.

ACLU of Nebraska Launches Lancaster County Bail Fund

Today the ACLU of Nebraska launched a first of its kind program in Lancaster County, Nebraska to address the practice of jailing low-income Nebraskans who are unable to afford money bail.

ACLU of Nebraska statement on death warrant issued 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.