Press Releases

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.

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

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.
Issue Areas: Voting Rights

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:
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights