Press Releases

After ACLU of Nebraska Sues, Federal Officials Hand Over Fremont Records

Fremont officials made use of a federal online program to investigate community members’ citizenship or immigration status, but only for professional licensing applications — not for enforcing the city’s controversial immigrant housing ban.

ACLU of Nebraska and RISE Send Voting Rights Information to County Jails

Thousands of people who are incarcerated in Nebraska’s county jails will have access to voting rights information this week thanks to a mass mailing.

New Digital Ads Encourage Nebraskans to Cast an Informed Vote on Judges

This Election Day, Nebraskans will decide whether 33 judges keep their current roles or end their terms on the court.

Nebraska Supreme Court Orders Elections Officials to Let Thousands of Nebraskans with Felony Convictions Vote

Attorneys with the American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Nebraska, and Faegre Drinker litigated the case to victory.

Media Statement on UNL Closing Diversity Office

The decision at the state’s largest university comes amid a nationwide wave of efforts to defund or outright ban similar programs in colleges and universities.

Thousands of Nebraskans’ Voting Rights at Stake in New Lawsuit

Nebraskans who are at risk of being denied a vote this year are suing Nebraska’s top elections official and the Douglas and Hall County Election Commissioners in hopes of ensuring they will have a voice at the polls this November.

ACLU Responds as Nebraska Seeks to Deny the Vote to Thousands of Nebraskans

Evnen’s directive threatens to deny a voice to thousands of Nebraskans in this November’s election.

New Lawsuit Seeks Records on Nebraska Cities’ Immigrant Housing Bans

The lawsuit requests a judicial order that would compel officials to reply to a public records request.