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Hundreds Sign Petition to Protect Essential Meatpacking Workers

LINCOLN, Neb. – More than 900 people have signed a new ACLU of Nebraska petition, calling on local health departments to take action to protect essential meatpacking plant workers.

May 7, 2020

Citing Procedural Rule, Court Won’t Order NDCS to Disclose Entire Pandemic Plan

LINCOLN, Neb.

May 1, 2020

Black People Still Three Times More Likely to Get Arrested for Marijuana in Nebraska

LINCOLN, Neb. – A new ACLU report shows drastic racial disparities persist in marijuana arrests across the country and the Cornhusker state.

April 20, 2020

ACLU Launches Voter Education Campaign Targeted at County Jails

LINCOLN, Neb. – Today, the ACLU of Nebraska launched a first-of-its-kind, statewide voter education campaign by mailing more than 3,700 pamphlets, voter registration forms and early voting request forms to Nebraska's county jails.

April 16, 2020

COVID-19 Triggers Emergency Motion in Prison Overcrowding Case

OMAHA, Neb. – Today, a coalition of legal partners working to protect the rights of people incarcerated in Nebraska’s overcrowded corrections system filed an emergency motion in their federal lawsuit Sabata v.

April 10, 2020

ACLU: It’s Time to Mail Ballots to Every Voter

LINCOLN, Neb. – This afternoon, the Nebraska Secretary of State announced new in-person, early voting limitations to limit the risk of COVID-19.

April 8, 2020