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ACLU Nebraska Challenges Flag Desecration Law (06/08/2007)

ACLU and Lambda Legal Urge Federal Appeals Court to Reconsider Ruling Upholding Nebraska's Extreme Anti-Gay Family Law (07/28/2006)
— The American Civil Liberties Union and Lambda Legal today asked a federal appeals court to reconsider its July 14th ruling upholding an extreme Nebraska law that bans all protections for same-sex couples.

ACLU and Lambda Legal Urge Federal Appeals Court to Uphold Ruling Striking Down Extreme Nebraska Law Banning All Protections for Same-Sex Couples (11/01/2005)
LINCOLN, NE -- Lambda Legal and the American Civil Liberties Union has filed a brief before a federal appeals court urging the court to let stand an earlier decision striking down Nebraska's extreme anti-gay relationship law that bans all protections for same-sex couples, including civil unions and domestic partnership.

Federal Court Strikes Down Nebraska's Anti-Gay-Union Law Banning Protections for Same-Sex Couples (05/12/2005)
LINCOLN, NE -- In a ruling issued today, a federal court struck down Nebraska's anti-gay-union constitutional amendment that bans any and all forms of legal recognition for same-sex relationships, including domestic partnerships and other basic protections. The state is expected to appeal the case to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit.

City of Omaha and ACLU of Nebraska Announce Settlement in Lawsuit Over Muslim Woman Barred from Public Pool (02/18/2005)
OMAHA -- The City of Omaha and the American Civil Liberties Union of Nebraska announced today that they have reached a settlement in the lawsuit Lubna Hussein v. City of Omaha.

ACLU and Lambda Legal Urge Federal Court To Strike Down Nebraska Law Banning Recognition of Gay Couples (10/15/2004)
LINCOLN, NE - The American Civil Liberties Union and Lambda Legal filed their opening trial brief today in federal court urging the court to strike down a Nebraska constitutional amendment that bars the state and cities from ever granting any type of legal recognition for same-sex couples.

ACLU of Nebraska Charges State Patrol and FBI with Violating Free Speech Rights of ACLU Official (10/05/2004)
LINCOLN, NE - The American Civil Liberties Union of Nebraska today said that it has charged a state patrol official and an agent of the FBI with making ""thinly veiled threats"" that were designed to intimidate or coerce Executive Director Tim Butz from exercising his First Amendment rights. Butz has filed a complaint with the State Patrol over the matter, and is planning a similar filing with the FBI's Office of Professional Accountability.

Lincoln City, Nebraska Becomes 350th Community to Pass Resolution Calling for Patriot Act Reforms (09/14/2004)
LINCOLN, NE - After five hours of testimony and debate last night, the city council here passed a resolution calling for reform of the Patriot Act, the American Civil Liberties Union of Nebraska announced today. The ACLU credited the work of dozens of people who committed time and energy to the single goal of getting the ""Defense of Liberty"" resolution passed, as well as the testimony of former Republican Congressman Bob Barr.

ACLU of Nebraska Defends Church Facing Eviction by the City of Lincoln (08/11/2004)
LINCOLN --The American Civil Liberties Union of Nebraska today announced that it would defend a Presbyterian church from a forced eviction by the city.

ACLU Nebraska Files Lawsuit on Behalf of Muslim Woman Barred from Public Pool Because She Refused to Wear a Swim Suit (06/09/2004)
OMAHA -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Nebraska today filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city of Omaha on behalf of Lubna Hussein, a Muslim woman who was told she must remove her religious garb in order to accompany her children at a municipal swimming pool.

Citing Religious Freedom, Appeals Court Bars Government Placement of Ten Commandments Monument in Nebraska Park (02/18/2004)
LINCOLN, NE - Saying that the city of Plattsmouth ""abandoned its duty to religious neutrality and acted with the intent of promoting a particular point of view in religious matters,"" a federal appeals court today ruled that the town's Ten Commandments monument violates the religious freedom provisions of the U.S. Constitution.

ACLU of Nebraska Announces Settlement with Police Over Intrusive Strip-Search of Teen (06/11/2003)
LINCOLN, NE- The American Civil Liberties Union of Nebraska today announced the settlement of a lawsuit filed against the city of Kearney and its police department over the strip-search of a teen-age girl.

ACLU and Lambda Legal File Federal Lawsuit To Strike Down Nebraska's Extreme Law Banning Any Recognition of Gay Couples (04/30/2003)
LINCOLN, NE - Charging that Nebraska's constitutional amendment banning any kind of same-sex relationship recognition blocks gay people from advocating for even the most basic protections for their families, Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund and the American Civil Liberties Union today asked a federal court to strike down the law.

ACLU of Nebraska Announces Settlement with County Sheriff's Department in Misconduct Case (04/04/2003)
LINCOLN, NE--The American Civil Liberties Union of Nebraska today announced the settlement of a lawsuit filed on behalf of a Hispanic man investigating citizen complaints who himself became a victim of police misconduct at the hands of a county sheriff's department.

ACLU of NE Asks Appeals Court to Uphold Removal of Ten Commandments Monument from Public Park (08/13/2002)
LINCOLN, NE - The American Civil Liberties Union of Nebraska today asked a federal appeals court to uphold a lower court ruling ordering government officials to remove a Ten Commandments monument from a public park in Plattsmouth.

Following ACLU Lawsuit, Federal Court in Nebraska Orders City to Remove Ten Commandments Monument (02/19/2002)
LINCOLN, NE--Citing the ""overwhelming religious nature"" of a Ten Commandments monument placed in a city-owned park in Plattsmouth, a federal court today ordered officials to remove the display.

ACLU of Nebraska Sues Over Graduation Prayer; Family That Complained Fears Retaliation (11/29/2001)
LINCOLN, NE--Saying that school-sponsored prayer unconstitutionally entangles government with religion and divides communities, the American Civil Liberties Union of Nebraska today filed a federal lawsuit against a local school that allowed an official to say a prayer at graduation ceremonies. 

Former Cop Falls Victim to Police Misconduct; ACLU of Nebraska Claims Discrimination (11/14/2001)
LINCOLN, NE -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Nebraska today filed a lawsuit on behalf of a former police officer who alleges he's fallen victim to police misconduct at the hands of a county sheriff's department. 

ACLU of Nebraska Sues Hospital for Firing Nurse Who Raised Patient Care Concerns (10/15/2001)
""The First Amendment protects public employees who speak out on matters of public concern,"" said Tim Butz, Executive Director of the ACLU of Nebraska. ""Nurse Lisa Lech took her duty to her patients seriously and tried to fix a dangerous problem, and rather than fix the problem the hospital sought to silence her."" 

Nebraska Police Officers Posing as INS Agents Severely Beat Immigrant, ACLU Charges (06/25/2001)
LINCOLN, NE--A Scottsbluff police officer claiming to be an Immigration and Naturalization Service agent entered a man's house without a warrant and severely beat him in front of his family, the American Civil Liberties Union of Nebraska charged in a civil rights lawsuit filed this afternoon. 

ACLU of Nebraska Wins "Flying While Black" Case (05/02/2001)
LINCOLN, NE -- A young African American businessman emerged victorious today in the ongoing battle against the practice of racial profiling. The Drug Enforcement Agency has agreed to return more than $7,000 that it seized from him while he was waiting to catch a plane at Omaha Eppley Airfield. 

Nebraska Bill Outlaws Anti-Gay Discrimination (04/04/2001)
LINCOLN, NE -- Refusing to rent apartments to homosexuals or to show them homes for sale is legal in Nebraska, the Lincoln Journal Star reported.

ACLU of Nebraska Files Complaint Against School Official Who Lead Prayers at Assembly (03/21/2001)
LINCOLN, NE - The American Civil Liberties Union of Nebraska today filed a civil rights complaint with the State Department of Education, charging that the superintendent of the Petersburg School District violated the rights of students by initiating a public prayer at a student assembly. 

ACLU of Nebraska Says Study Still Needed Despite Governor's Veto of Death Penalty Moratorium (05/26/1999)
LINCOLN, NE--Nebraska lawmakers' first step toward making sure capital sentences in the state are handled in a fair manner was halted after Governor Mike Johanns today vetoed a bill calling for a study of the issue and moratorium on executions.