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ACLU Statement on Proposed Revisions to Omaha Panhandling Ordinance

OMAHA, Neb. – Today Mayor Jean Stothert announced a proposed ordinance to limit panhandling on medians.

September 26, 2017

ACLU of Nebraska, Nebraskans for Civic Reform, Commend Secretary of State John Gale for Protecting Voter Information

LINCOLN, Neb – Yesterday the Nebraska Secretary of State’s office announced that the Trump Administration’s Election Integrity Commission had not met requirements under Nebraska law for release of private voter info

September 20, 2017

ACLU, Platte Institute and Senator Laura Ebke Announce Town Halls on Professional Licensing Reform

LINCOLN, Neb – The ACLU of Nebraska is partnering with the Platte Institute and Nebraska state Sen. Laura Ebke for a series of town halls on ways to streamline Nebraska’s occupational licensing laws.

September 15, 2017

ACLU of Nebraska Statement on Termination of DACA

LINCOLN, Neb – The Trump administration today announced that it is rescinding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program.

September 5, 2017

ACLU of Nebraska Statement on Divided Decision in Ball v. City of Lincoln

LINCOLN, Neb – Today the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court ruling upholding SMG’s restrictive speech policy surrounding the City of Lincoln’s publicly-owned Pinnacle Bank Arena.

August 29, 2017

Overcrowding in Nebraska’s Prisons Has Led to Constitutional Violations That Endanger the Health, Safety and Lives of Prisoners and Staff

LINCOLN, Neb – The ACLU of Nebraska, the ACLU National Prison Project, Nebraska Appleseed, the National Association of the Deaf, and the law firms DLA Piper and Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld LLP filed a class-action lawsuit today on behalf of eleven prisoners in Nebraska state prisons.

August 16, 2017